Republican People Party

Despite a substantial variety of political parties to serve, most of their leaders will be absent from the newly elected parliament.

The 28th term parliament, renewed by a 63-percent change in the deputies, will start its duty with a swearing-in ceremony in the following days.

Turkish parliament speaker Mustafa Şentop submitted a request in writing to the Interior Ministry on May 27 for the identity disclosure of a lawmaker allegedly receiving a sizable monthly paycheque from an organized crime leader, according to daily Milliyet.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 26 criticized the government for holding the first tender of the Kanal Istanbul project in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.

Turkey held its first tender on March 26 for Kanal Istanbul, a mega-infrastructure project involving the construction of a 45-kilometer shipping canal in Istanbul parallel to the Bosphorus Strait.

The main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) deputy chair in charge of monitoring animal rights, Gülizar Biçer Karaca, has urged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is also the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s chair, to prioritize the government's new animal rights draft law.

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has blamed the main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce over the deadly clash during a recent election tour of a delegation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the Suruç district of the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Muharrem İnce, the main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) presidential candidate, for a visit late on May 9.

Members of the Supreme Board of Elections (YSK) are "the most prestigious judges" and must be respected, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, slamming main opposition Republican People Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaoğlu for slamming the YSK for being under the influence of the government. 

Ballots and envelopes provided to voters for the April 16 constitutional referendum were produced by the High Electoral Board (YSK) and are valid, the head of the board claimed on April 17.

It appears that there are efforts to reactivate the Kardak (Imia) issue between Turkey and Greece… Will, like the 1996 case, the islets bring the two countries to the verge of war in 2017, 21 years later? 

A senior executive of the main opposition Republican People Party (CHP) has dismissed President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's recent statements demanding the removal of Turkey's "dual-headed system," claiming that the public wants the existing parliamentary system to be strengthened, not removed.