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CHP to Protest Attack on Its Leader in All 81 Provinces

CHP to Protest Attack on Its Leader in All 81 Provinces

The main opposition party will stage demonstrations throughout the country against yesterday's attack against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu at a soldier's funeral, while the party's spokesperson said, "Who instigated the attack is clear."

MHP Chair on Attack Against Kılıçdaroğlu: What Did You Do to Make Them Punch You?

MHP Chair on Attack Against Kılıçdaroğlu: What Did You Do to Make Them Punch You?

Speaking about the attack against CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli has said, “He should inquire about where he will go and how. You, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, what did you do to make them to punch you in the face?

CHP's İmamoğlu to Election Body: 'You Make a Verdict, We Begin to Work'

CHP's İmamoğlu to Election Body: 'You Make a Verdict, We Begin to Work'

The mayor-elect of İstanbul according to unofficial results has called out to the Supreme Election Council to make a verdict on the city's elections. Meanwhile, CHP has announced that İmamoğlu is ahead of his rival by 13.963 votes.

Latest in İstanbul Election Recount: CHP's İmamoğlu Ahead by 15,119 Votes With 944 Ballot Boxes Remaining

Latest in İstanbul Election Recount: CHP's İmamoğlu Ahead by 15,119 Votes With 944 Ballot Boxes Remaining

The main opposition's İstanbul Provincial Chair Kaftancıoğlu has said, "It is clear that the gap won't close," as it has increased in favor of the CHP candidate since yesterday.

Joint Press Conference by Kılıçdaroğlu and Akşener

2019 LOCAL ELECTIONS

Joint Press Conference by Kılıçdaroğlu and Akşener

The chairs of the main opposition CHP and its ally İYİ Party have held a press conference ahead of the election authority's meeting on the ruling AKP's appeal against the results in İstanbul, where it lost in the local elections to CHP according to the unofficial results.

‘We are Faced With an Erdoğan Who Carried 1980 Coup Leader Evren a League Further’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

‘We are Faced With an Erdoğan Who Carried 1980 Coup Leader Evren a League Further’

CHP and İYİ Party leaders Kılıçdaroğlu and Akşener have held a joint statement for the press. Drawing a parallel between Erdoğan and 1980 coup leader Kenan Evren, Akşener said, “We are faced with an Erdoğan who has carried Evren a league further.”

Demirören News Agency: İmamoğlu Leads in İstanbul According to Supreme Election Council

Demirören News Agency: İmamoğlu Leads in İstanbul According to Supreme Election Council

Demirören News Agency, which previously announced that İmamoğlu, the candidate of Nation Alliance for the Metropolitan Mayorship of İstanbul, is leading according to data of Supreme Election Council, has removed the news from its website.

‘Every Child in Turkey Born with 5,513 Dollars of Debt’

“CRISIS OF TURKEY” REPORT BY CHP

‘Every Child in Turkey Born with 5,513 Dollars of Debt’

According to the “Crisis of Turkey” report prepared by the CHP, since 2002, the external debt of Turkey has more than tripled to 450 billion dollars. While a baby was born with 1,963 dollars of debt in 2002, this figure has increased to 5,513 dollars in 2018.

Former CHP MPs Facing Prison for Chanting Slogans

Former CHP MPs Facing Prison for Chanting Slogans

The Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against former main opposition MPs İlhan Cihaner, Hilmi Yarayıcı and Barış Yarkadaş for chanting slogans in a courthouse.

18 February 2019

‘I am Farhad, İzmir is Shirin’ Statement by AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Zeybekci

‘I am Farhad, İzmir is Shirin’ Statement by AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Zeybekci

AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor candidate for İzmir, who defended his statement “İzmir is the most beautiful girl in neighborhood” by saying, “I didn’t call it a woman, but a girl”, has called himself “Farhad” and İzmir “Shirin”, referring to a love story from the 12th century.

5 February 2019

HDP to Support CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate for İzmir Tunç Soyer

HDP to Support CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate for İzmir Tunç Soyer

HDP İzmir Provincial Co-Chair Kadir Baydur has stated that Tunç Soyer, who is the main opposition CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor candidate for İzmir, has been accepted not only by the HDP, but also by the labor and democracy forces of İzmir.

1 February 2019

CHP and İYİ Party to Cooperate in 49 Provinces in Local Elections

CHP and İYİ Party to Cooperate in 49 Provinces in Local Elections

CHP and İYİ Party have reached an agreement on local elections. Two parties, which also formed the Nation Alliance ahead of Parliamentary elections on June 24, 2018, will cooperate in 22 metropolitan municipalities and 27 provinces in local elections.

25 January 2019

'Endangered Lawyers' Brought into Parliamentary Agenda

'Endangered Lawyers' Brought into Parliamentary Agenda

Following the Day of the Endangered Lawyer's dedication to the lawyers in Turkey, main opposition CHP MP Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary question, asking how many attorneys are arrested because of the defenses they raised.

23 January 2019

CHP: We Detected Almost 500 Imaginary Voters in Princes’ Islands

CHP: We Detected Almost 500 Imaginary Voters in Princes’ Islands

Ahead of the local elections on March 31, the CHP has claimed that there are imaginary voters registered in some abandoned buildings and in homes, where people actually reside, in the Princes’ Islands district in İstanbul.

CHP MP: Individual Armament Increased Sharply in AKP Era

ARMED ATTACK IN ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY

CHP MP: Individual Armament Increased Sharply in AKP Era

In the wake of the murder of academic Ceren Damar by her student, the CHP raised the issue of individual armament in the parliament. MP Başarır submitted a bill that stipulates increased prison sentences and fines for unlicensed weapons.

From Özel to Erdoğan: We Said Before 'Separation of Powers Will Disappear'

From Özel to Erdoğan: We Said Before 'Separation of Powers Will Disappear'

CHP Group Deputy Chair Özel has responded to Erdoğan, who said “We have to give them the necessary lesson at the judiciary." Özel has said, “When this regime change was happening, we said that separation of powers will disappear.”

25 December 2018

From Erdoğan to CHP: We Have to Give Them Necessary Lesson at Judiciary

From Erdoğan to CHP: We Have to Give Them Necessary Lesson at Judiciary

AKP Chair and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has addressed the main opposition party CHP in following words: “We have to give them the necessary lesson at the judiciary; in fact, we will do it. First, compensation; then, sentence...”

25 December 2018

HDP and CHP Bring Death of 3rd Airport Worker into Parliamentary Agenda

HDP and CHP Bring Death of 3rd Airport Worker into Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Kemalbay and CHP MP Şeker have submitted parliamentary inquiries into the death of a worker at the construction site of 3rd Airport in İstanbul. They have asked how many workers have lost their lives since the beginning of the construction.

26 October 2018

Kürkçü, Tanal Acquitted

Kürkçü, Tanal Acquitted

HDP Honorary Chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü and CHP İstanbul MP Mahmut Tanal have been acquitted of the charges “opposing to the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” and “resisting to hinder the fulfillment of duty.”

Constitutional Court Rejects Application of Jailed CHP MP Berberoğlu

Constitutional Court Rejects Application of Jailed CHP MP Berberoğlu

Constitutional Court has rejected the application of the jailed CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu, who previously applied to the court with the allegation that “his personal liberty and security as well as his right to stand for election have been violated.”

CHP’s Tezcan: AKP Tries to Make State of Emergency Permanent

CHP’s Tezcan: AKP Tries to Make State of Emergency Permanent

Stating that the 25-article bill introduced by AKP to parliament will make State of Emergency permanent, CHP’s Tezcan has said, “They are granting governors with authority to close down cities. It is not possible to attribute legitimacy to this order”.

Jailed MP Berberoğlu Decides to ‘Cut Off Communication with Outside World”

Jailed MP Berberoğlu Decides to ‘Cut Off Communication with Outside World”

The jailed CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu has announced that as a protest against the ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeals, he will “not attend the open-closed visits of his family, attorneys and MPs, will not use his right to defence at court and will stop communicating with the outside world.”

Criminal Complaint by Erdoğan Against 72 CHP MPs Over ‘Kingdom of Tayyips’

Criminal Complaint by Erdoğan Against 72 CHP MPs Over ‘Kingdom of Tayyips’

President Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against 72 CHP MPs, who shared “Kingdom of Tayyips” caricature on social media, on charge of “insulting the president”. CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu was prosecuted on the same charge.

Erdoğan: ‘Figures Determined by Separatist Organization in Parliament Thanks to CHP’

Erdoğan: ‘Figures Determined by Separatist Organization in Parliament Thanks to CHP’

Speaking about the results of presidential and parliamentary elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, “The figures determined by the separatist organization will be in parliament as MPs thanks to the CHP.”

Minister of Interior: There is No Such a Political Party Called HDP

Minister of Interior: There is No Such a Political Party Called HDP

Stating that CHP has helped HDP enter parliament, Minister of Interior Soylu has said, “There is no such a political party called HDP. There is an organization called PKK”.

CHP MP Eren Erdem Taken into Custody

CHP MP Eren Erdem Taken into Custody

CHP MP Eren Erdem on whom an international ban has been imposed has been taken into custody.

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Özçelik has strangled a young person whom he quarreled with during his visit to the CHP provincial building. Özçelik apologized to the young person after the governor interfered in.

İnce: Gülen is Not Formally Requested from US

İnce: Gülen is Not Formally Requested from US

Presidential candidate of the CHP Muharrem İnce has attended a live programme on CNN Turk via phone. İnce has said, “The Americans called me and told me, ‘Turkey has not sent us a formal request for Fethullah Gülen’.”

Muharrem İnce Meets With President Erdoğan

Muharrem İnce Meets With President Erdoğan

Presidential candidates Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Muharrem İnce have met at the AKP headquarters in Ankara. While İnce has said “We wished success to his party, conversed with each other and shared our troubles,” Erdoğan has not made a statement.

Call by İnce, 4 CHP MPs for HDP’s Imprisoned Presidential Candidate Demirtaş

Call by İnce, 4 CHP MPs for HDP’s Imprisoned Presidential Candidate Demirtaş

CHP presidential candidate İnce and CHP MPs Tanrıkulu, Yarkadaş, Sayek Böke and Erdem have called for the release of HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş.

CHP Declares Its Candidate: Muharrem İnce

CHP Declares Its Candidate: Muharrem İnce

CHP Yalova MP Muharrem İnce has been announced as presidential candidate of CHP in the meeting held today.

CHP-İYİ Party Meeting: No Joint Candidate

CHP-İYİ Party Meeting: No Joint Candidate

CHP and İYİ Party executives have discussed alliance possibilities for June 24 snap elections: İYİ Party has reiterated its decision not to present a joint candidate for Presidential election.