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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.

Female Winners of Municipal Elections

Female Winners of Municipal Elections

Turkey now has female mayors in 4 provinces -3 of them are metropoles- and 33 districts. While youngest mayors also turned out to be women, they have been elected with the highest vote rates.

Police Attacks Election Count Crowd in Ankara

Police Attacks Election Count Crowd in Ankara

Police intervened protestors who gathered outside the Supreme Election Committee (YSK) headquarters in Ankara after Republican Peoples’ Party’s objection to the local election results.

CHP Does Not Give Up on Ankara

CHP Does Not Give Up on Ankara

After the announcement of AKP mayor candidate’s victory over CHP candidate with 0.72% in the local elections, several Ankara residents scrambled to compare the ballot box records and Supreme Election Committee’s (YSK) election results.

CHP Throws Fake Euro Banknotes in Demonstration

CHP Throws Fake Euro Banknotes in Demonstration

CHP held a demonstration in Taksim Square, protesting the alleged phone recordings between PM Erdoğan and his son in the aftermath of December 17 Corruption Probe Raids.

26 February 2014 Nilay Vardar

Female Candidates Only Reach 6 Percent in Upcoming Elections

Female Candidates Only Reach 6 Percent in Upcoming Elections

Kadın Koalisyonu, a women’s right organization, released a report revealing the number of female candidates assigned by political parties in the upcoming municipal elections. The percentage of female mayor candidates were listed as follows: AKP and MHP (1%), CHP (4%) and BDP (17%).

20 January 2014

"Compulsory Drafting Terms Can Be Shorted Within A Week”

"Compulsory Drafting Terms Can Be Shorted Within A Week”

AKP Group Interim Chairperson Mustafa Elitaş said compulsory drafting terms could be shortened to 12 months in a week’s work in the case of a parliamentary consensus.

Jailed Journalists Report From CHP

Jailed Journalists Report From CHP

CHP, Turkey’s main opposition party, completed a report on the situation of jailed journalists in Turkey, underlining that the number of jailed journalists (71) in 2013 is actually more than the number of jailed journalists (31) in 1980 - after the military coup on September 12.

"CHP Returned to Nationalist Votes"

INTERVIEW WITH AYŞEN UYSAL

"CHP Returned to Nationalist Votes"

Ayşen Uysal, an associate professor of Public Administration at Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, said that CHP started adopting a nationalist tone as its party leader Kılıçdaroğlu was convinced by the nationalist wing.

19 April 2013 Nilay Vardar

CHP Responds PM's Remarks on Angry Mobs

CHP Responds PM's Remarks on Angry Mobs

"PM Erdogan claimed that Turkey's two main opposition parties attempted to provocate the Kurdish deputy wind up crisis. He should instead focus on resolving the ongoing crisis with all his administrative powers," CHP Interim Chairperson Umut Oran told bianet.

21 February 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

PKK Releases Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün

PKK Releases Opposition Deputy Hüseyin Aygün

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) released Hüseyin Aygün, a deputy of the main opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP) who was kidnapped on Sunday.

A Single Person Arrested in Mob Attack Against Alevi-Kurdish Family

HATE CRIME IN MALATYA

A Single Person Arrested in Mob Attack Against Alevi-Kurdish Family

Officials arrested the traditional Ramadan drummer as part of their investigation into the attack against an Alevi-Kurdish family in the eastern province of Malatya. Opposition deputies who arrived in the province also castigated the authorities for their inadequate response to the incident.

CHP Refuse Parliamentary Oath

CHP Refuse Parliamentary Oath

The opposition Republican People's Party refused to take the parliamentary oath in protest of the ongoing detentions of their elected deputies Balbay and Haberal. The decision was announced by party leader Kılıçdaroğlu on 28 June.

Party's Women Branches Lobbying for Women Candidates

2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Party's Women Branches Lobbying for Women Candidates

The AKP aims at doubling the number of female members of parliament in the general elections on 12 June 2011. The party received more than 900 applications from women candidates. The CHP and MHP will announce according figures in the coming week.

24 March 2011 Burçin Belge

"Judicial Reform Bill" Passed through Parliament

"Judicial Reform Bill" Passed through Parliament

After controversial discussions between the government and the main opposition party, the "Judicial Reform Bill" passed through the Turkish parliament on 9 February. Justice Minister Ergin appreciated the amendmens, CHP member Ince criticized the draft bill.

11 February 2011

Main Opposition Party Split into Two

Main Opposition Party Split into Two

The Chairman of the Republican People's Party, Kılıçdaroğlu, excluded Secretary General Sav from the party's leadership. Sav had decided to hold an extraordinary congress after a dispute with Kılıçdaroğlu over the implementation of the new party bylaws.

5 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ,Berivan Tapan

CHP Leader Baykal Resigned - Claim of Political Complot

CHP Leader Baykal Resigned - Claim of Political Complot

Deniz Baykal, chair of the centre-left Republican People's Party, resigned on Monday. Regarding an intimate video published in the internet last week, Baykal said, "This is not a matter of a tape. This is a conspiracy. I am not the only target of this complot; it is also aimed at the CHP".

10 May 2010 Tolga Korkut

"Military Cannot Interfere in Our Debate on a Solution"

Kurdish Question

"Military Cannot Interfere in Our Debate on a Solution"

According to Assist. Prof. Coşkun, the Chief of General Staff has no right to make political statements on the Kurdish question.

26 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

How CHP and MHP Can Be Part of the Solution

How CHP and MHP Can Be Part of the Solution

According to Prof. Dr. Ersanlı, the opposition parties need to rethink their attitude, while the AKP needs to be pushed to more radical steps.

13 August 2009 Tolga Korkut