Deniz Baykal

Former main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, who has suffered from an illness and undergone medical treatment, took the parliamentary oath on Feb. 21, eight months after elections in June last year.

Deniz Baykal, the former leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and current MP, has returned to Ankara from Germany, where he was receiving medical treatment following a stroke he suffered in October 2017.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will not allow "provocations" to derail its "justice march" from Ankara to Istanbul, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on June 21 on the seventh day of the march.

"We have completed 100 kilometers so far. Were there any windows broken or was traffic hindered? No," Kılıçdaroğlu told private broadcaster Fox TV on June 21.

After the April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments, while it was being debated whether or not the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) would be able to consolidate the "No" votes, a meaningless fight erupted within the party. 

Some have been wondering what stopped Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of Turkey's social democratic main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), from challenging the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) to an early election on the night of the recent constitutional referendum, perhaps launching a tour of all the cities that voted "No" to President Tayyip Erdoğan's bid to consoli

Three crises in one week have been experienced inside the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the presidency and the government of meddling with his party's internal politics after the results of the April 16 referendum led to the dismissal of a veteran party member and the resignation of the party's spokesperson, amid voices for change in the party's leadership ahead of the 2019 elections, daily Cumhu

A deputy for the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was referred to the disciplinary board with an expulsion demand on May 7 following his remarks criticizing party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.   

The party assembly voted to refer Mersin deputy Fikri Sağlar to the disciplinary board with an expulsion demand by 38 votes to 19.

Three days after his name was circulated as a possible candidate against President Tayyip Erdoğan in the 2019 election, former President Abdullah Gül asked on May 5 for his name to not be used in daily political debate.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Muharrem İnce, who had in the past challenged party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has once again called for an extraordinary general assembly to hold a leadership election.