Deniz Baykal

The "pervert" debate between Turkish President Tayyip Erdo?an and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader, Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, has finally faded out after Erdo?an said he would no longer count K?l?çdaro?lu as a political counterpart, with the latter providing no reply.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an heavily criticized main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu for his recent remarks, saying that he was "not the person who belonged in the position he holds." 

The ghost of its former leader is chasing the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), raising the unfortunate possibility of taking the party back to its old methods of non-policy politics.

The former leader of Turkey's main opposition party has lent support to the government's shelling of Kurdish and Syrian positions in northern Syria, while underlining the "Sunni" identity of the rebel stronghold of Aleppo and arguing that the city should not be handed over to "Shiite/Nusayri" forces.

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office have combined investigation files for a leaked tape that allegedly belonged to former Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal and several other videos which caused the resignation of two members of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on the grounds that Gülenists illegally created the videos.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on Jan. 29 that he would not meet with Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Leyla Zana unless she takes her oath in parliament, saying that such a meeting would not be held over the living conditions of the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

Turkey's social democratic main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will convene a congress on Jan. 16-17 in Ankara.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has reportedly sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, promising progress in the opening of five negotiation chapters between Turkey and the EU in the first quarter of 2016. The letter implies that the Greek Cypriot government will be convinced to lift its veto on the related chapters.

A leading Kurdish politician will reportedly not repeat an oath she is constitutionally required to take when taking parliamentary office even though the legislature's speaker declared her reworded version to be invalid on Nov. 17.

The 26th legislative term of Turkey's parliament opened on Nov. 17 with newly elected MPs taking their oaths and with President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in attendance. Eyes have now turned to the names set to be included in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's new cabinet.