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HDP Accepts Davutoğlu’s Request for Appointment

HDP Accepts Davutoğlu’s Request for Appointment

HDP Deputy Chair İdris Baluken has stated they they would give a positive response to Prime Minister’s request for an appointment which CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu has already accepted.

23 December 2015

Davutoğlu Asks Opposition Leaders for Appointment

Davutoğlu Asks Opposition Leaders for Appointment

PM Davutoğlu has asked leaders of CHP, MHP, and HDP for appointment to discuss new constitution and reforms.

23 December 2015

Legislative Proposal by CHP’s Ağbaba for Penalty Increase in Hate Crimes

Legislative Proposal by CHP’s Ağbaba for Penalty Increase in Hate Crimes

CHP MP Veli Ağbaba has submitted legislative proposal to parliament for hate crimes to be defined and increase penalties of crimes committed within this scope.

11 December 2015

Erdem Gül, Can Dündar to Stay in Same Cell

Erdem Gül, Can Dündar to Stay in Same Cell

Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ gave instruction for journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül arrested for making news of MİT trucks to stay in the same cell.

10 December 2015

Kılıçdaroğlu Slams Cem Küçük Who Threatens Aydın Doğan

Kılıçdaroğlu Slams Cem Küçük Who Threatens Aydın Doğan

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu commenting “very daring” on Cem Küçük’s words targeting Aydın Doğan and some journalists has said, “A journalist desiring his colleagues to be fired is an unprecedented incident in history of the Republic.”

6 November 2015

Why were Surveys Mistaken?

Why were Surveys Mistaken?

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emel Şerife Akça has said that since process lived in past five months in Turkey wasn’t ordinary, it is normal for the surveys to be mistaken about election results.

2 November 2015

Kılıçdaroğlu says CHP’s Responsibility has Increased

Kılıçdaroğlu says CHP’s Responsibility has Increased

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu evaluating November 1 general election results has stated that they respect national will though elections were held under an extraordinary situation.

2 November 2015

What Do People in Konya and Kayseri Think about Re-election?

HALUK KALAFAT IN CENTRAL ANATOLIA

What Do People in Konya and Kayseri Think about Re-election?

AKP is strong in Konya, people are worried rather than excited in Kayseri, both cities’ voters emphasize economic stability.

30 October 2015 Haluk Kalafat

RTÜK Member: TRT Gives Place AKP Far More than HDP

RTÜK Member: TRT Gives Place AKP Far More than HDP

RTÜK member Ersin Öngel drew attention that TRT gave place AKP for 30 hours while it only allowed HDP for 18 minutes in 25 days.

27 October 2015

HDP and CHP Leaders Come Together

HDP and CHP Leaders Come Together

HDP Co-Chairs Yüksekdağ, Demirtaş and CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu came together, issued a call for dialogue and emphasized communicating.

16 October 2015

Explosion Area in Ankara Named “Democracy Square”

Explosion Area in Ankara Named “Democracy Square”

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council decided to name the explosion are in front of Ankara Train Station “Democracy Square”.

16 October 2015

Statements from Kılıçdaroğlu and Demirtaş after Bombing in Ankara

Statements from Kılıçdaroğlu and Demirtaş after Bombing in Ankara

CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu: “Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice must resign.” HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş: “Perpetrators will be put on trial, they can’t escape from prison without suffering the consequences.”

12 October 2015

PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be a Coalition

PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be a Coalition

Prime Minister Davutoğlu explained the dichotomy between two political parties and why there wouldn’t be a coalition.

Bülent Arınç: Be Silent as A Woman!

Bülent Arınç: Be Silent as A Woman!

Deputy PM Bülent Arınç said “Shush lady, be silent as a woman,” to HDP deputy Nursel Aydoğan. Arınç became the main topic before with his statements against women’s attitude and behavior in the society.

CHP Calls Turkey’s Parliament for Emergency Meeting

CHP Calls Turkey’s Parliament for Emergency Meeting

Republican People’s Party (CHP) called Turkey’s Parliament to hold an emergency meeting on July 29 at 3 p.m.

CHP Rejects HDP’s Call for Emergency Meeting

SURUÇ MASSACRE

CHP Rejects HDP’s Call for Emergency Meeting

CHP rejected HDP’s call for “emergency parliamentary meeting”. 110 signatures of deputies are needed for emergency meeting in parliament.

AKP’s Chief Advisor: Coalition with CHP is Sustainable

AKP’s Chief Advisor: Coalition with CHP is Sustainable

AKP Leader’s Chief Advisor Hüseyin Çelik perceived AKP-CHP coalition more possible “It provides 390 deputies and majority as 66%. I think it is sustainable with a good coalition protocol.”

First Meeting for Coalition

First Meeting for Coalition

PM Davutoğlu and his delegation came together with CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and four members of CHP. First meeting of coalition was held in CHP Headquarters.

Opposition Parties Comment on New Turkish Parliamentary Speaker

Opposition Parties Comment on New Turkish Parliamentary Speaker

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: “We casted 50 votes for Deniz Baykal. We wish the best for MHP. CHP Spokesperson Haluk Koç remarked:” A political party’s leader served the position of Speaker on a silver platter to AKP.

“We Give Outside Support If a Coalition Fit to Our Principals is Formed “

COALITION STATEMENT FROM DEMIRTAŞ

“We Give Outside Support If a Coalition Fit to Our Principals is Formed “

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said they could give an outside support in case AKP and CHP formed a coalition including HDP’s principals.

"Undecided Voters Help HDP Jump Off Election Threshold"

"Undecided Voters Help HDP Jump Off Election Threshold"

According to an election poll by KONDA in January 2015, HDP jumps off the election threshold with 10.6 percent while AKP regresses to 45.4 percent of votes.

19 February 2015

Protests on the 1st Anniversary of Corruption Probe

Protests on the 1st Anniversary of Corruption Probe

Several protests have been held on the 1st Anniversary of Corruption Probe within which four minister resigned. While the hashtag #hırsızvar (#thereisathief) became a top tweet, 5 demonstrators were detained in Istanbul.

17 December 2014

RTÜK to Discuss Dismissing Members Upon Complaint

RTÜK to Discuss Dismissing Members Upon Complaint

Kanal A, a TV channel, submitted a complaint to Higher Board of Radio and Television for the removal of two member affiliated with the opposition party CHP. RTÜK approved the request, putting the removal discussion in its agenda.

5 December 2014

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Former EU Minister Egemen Bağış testified at a parliamentary commission and denied all allegations regarding corruption probe.

28 November 2014

Deputy Brings LGBTI Issues to Parliament

Deputy Brings LGBTI Issues to Parliament

Republican People’s Party deputy Mahmut Tanal held a press conference at the parliament including representatives from LGBTI organizations Pembe Hayat and KaosGL. He also submitted 5 parliamentarian inquiries and 1 law proposal on the topic.

20 November 2014

CHP Unable to Apologize For Dersim Massacre After 76 Years

CHP Unable to Apologize For Dersim Massacre After 76 Years

The apology made by Republican People’s Party Vice Chairman Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Dersim Massacre stirred controversy in his party.

14 November 2014

TV Channel Fined For “Degrading” Atatürk

TV Channel Fined For “Degrading” Atatürk

Turkey’s Higher Board of Radio and Television anonymous agreed to fine Kanal A television network for insulting Atatürk during a program called “From Official History to Real History”.

7 November 2014

Internet Traffic Data Gathering Ability Brought to Constitutional Court

Internet Traffic Data Gathering Ability Brought to Constitutional Court

Two cyber rights advocates brought a recent amendment on Turkey’s Telecommunication Authorities’ ability to gather data regarding internet traffic.

30 September 2014

Kılıçdaroğlu: Evildoers of the Nation...

Kılıçdaroğlu: Evildoers of the Nation...

CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu responded to journalists in a discriminative way. He said: “Erdoğan is the candidate for evildoers.”

İhsanoğlu: I Observe with Acknowledgement

İhsanoğlu: I Observe with Acknowledgement

After being selected as the president candidate of Turkey’s main opposition parties, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said that “standing in the middle of this consensus is an outcome of a kind regard”.

“We Can Support a Candidate with Similar Mentality on Round 2”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2014

“We Can Support a Candidate with Similar Mentality on Round 2”

After CHP’s visit regarding the presidential election, Kürkçü stated that HDP will nominate its own candidate, but they can support CHP in the second round, depending CHP’s candidate.

HDP: CHP’s Votes Are Recorded Under Our Party

HDP: CHP’s Votes Are Recorded Under Our Party

“The votes of Ballot Box No 1208 in Bayrampaşa district of İstanbul were recorded under HDP by mistake. We publish it due to our political ethics,” HDP said.