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A good majority of the Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmakers have pledged support to the continued leadership of Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as he will try to keep his position against two contenders during the next weekend's convention.

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated an investigation into an art exhibition at the ArtIstanbul Feshane culture and arts center following a complaint lodged by the Yesevi Alperenler Association.

The complaint accuses the exhibition of "openly inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity."

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has revealed plans to contest all 81 provinces, including key battlegrounds Istanbul and Ankara, in the upcoming local elections without forming any alliances.

The announcement comes as Istanbul and Ankara mayors Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, respectively, declared their intentions to seek re-election in the upcoming March municipal elections.

With a few months left for the local elections slated for March next year, Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş has announced his intention to seek reelection.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has declared that her party will enter the municipal elections scheduled for March next year without forming any alliances, urging other political parties to follow suit.

Özgür Özel, a potential contender for the chairmanship of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has expressed his alignment with Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to promote a shared vision for change within the party.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is gearing up for a potential early November congress, local media has reported.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent figure in the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has implicitly declared his intention to run for re-election in the upcoming municipal polls.

Preliminary results from the delegate elections preceding the Republican People's Party's (CHP) congress indicate a leaning toward party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, despite a push for transformative reforms by Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, daily Hürriyet has reported.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has extended his support behind the possible reelection bid of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the face of internal pressures for change within the party initiated by the mayor himself.