Turkish committee to visit PKK leader in prison
A Turkish parliamentary committee set up to oversee a new peace initiative with the PKK voted in favor of meeting with the group’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in prison.
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Bekir Bozdag: Kilicdaroğlu fabricating issues to benefit his party
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has accused Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of “fabricating” issues in order to …
Yildirim meets opposition leaders to discuss coup
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim met with the leaders of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the second time since the failed coup attempt on July 15. …
Erdogan to withdraw cases against MHP and CHP leaders
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decided to withdraw all court cases he previously opened against the leaders of opposition parties - the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, …
Turkish Constitutional Court rejects request to cancel bill lifting MPs’ immunities
The Constitutional Court of Turkey has rejected a request to cancel a recent legal amendment to lift the parliamentary immunity of deputies, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. Lawmakers from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) …
CHP leader to be investigated in Turkey
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the remarks of main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) chair, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who argued the sort of presidential system …
Republican People’s Party leaves constitutional commission
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has left the Constitutional Commission in Turkey in protest against the intention of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to move from a parliamentary to a presidential system, …