Turkish opposition

Results of Turkey's municipal elections announced

Results of Turkey's municipal elections announced

Turkiye's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in municipal elections after 99% of the ballots have been processed. The CHP currently has 37.71% of the votes and …

Turkish opposition failes to unite against Erdogan

Turkish opposition failes to unite against Erdogan

The Turkish opposition failed to agree on a single candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in May: Homeland Party Chairman Muharrem Ince said he will not withdraw his candidacy, after hosting main opposition Republican People’s …

Ince to compete with Erdogan

Ince to compete with Erdogan

Muharrem Ince is going to register as a presidential candidate. He managed to collect the necessary 100,000 voter signatures. Ince already participated in the 2018 presidential elections

Turkey's presidential elections: Erdoğan vs Kılıçdaroğlu

Turkey's presidential elections: Erdoğan vs Kılıçdaroğlu

Chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu officially filed an application to the Supreme Election Council to register as a presidential candidate for the upcoming May 14 elections.  Turkish …

Media: presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye not to be postponed

Media: presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye not to be postponed

The presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye will not be postponed from May 14 to a later date due to the earthquake, the Turkish media reported, citing sources in the ruling coalition. Thus, the authorities rejected the opposition's accusations that the government would prefer to postpone the elections while the country was coping with a national catastrophe.

Turkish opposition to nominate presidential candidate

Turkish opposition to nominate presidential candidate

In Türkiye's presidential election, the opposition will be represented by a single candidate, former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, leader of the Future Party, a member of the opposition bloc of six parties, said on Friday. …

Minibus with Turkish opposition members gets into accident

Minibus with Turkish opposition members gets into accident

On Sunday, a minibus carrying members of the regional organization of the opposition party Konya Karatay overturned in Turkey, Halk TV reports. The minibus was hit by a car from behind. As a result of the hit, the minibus …

Erdoğan rules out early elections in Turkey

Erdoğan rules out early elections in Turkey

There will be no early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned during his speech in Parliament. He made a statement amid the record fall of the lira exchange rate and calls from the …

Turkey's Good Party leader welcomes Karabakh deal

Turkey's Good Party leader welcomes Karabakh deal

Leader of the Turkish opposition Good Party Meral Aksener welcomed the cease-fire between the forces Azerbaijan and Armenia that ended six weeks of fighting in the Karabakh region. "The Azerbaijani army is continuing to hold …

Turkey opposition leader hopes for Baku-Yerevan peace process

Turkey opposition leader hopes for Baku-Yerevan peace process

Leader of the Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu said he hopes a peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia will begin soon as the sides signed a Russia-brokered deal to end fighting in …

Turkish opposition seeks redo of Istanbul district votes

Turkish opposition seeks redo of Istanbul district votes

Turkey's main opposition party, Republican Peoples' Party ( CHP), appealed to the country's top electoral body for an annulment of local election results in Istanbul's 39 districts, as well as last year's …

Turkish opposition leader attacked near Ankara

Turkish opposition leader attacked near Ankara

Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu was attacked at a soldier’s funeral in Ankara before security guards led him away. Kilicdaroglu had attended a funeral …