Levent Gök

Turkey's main opposition party has appealed to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of one of eight decree laws issued by the government since the declaration of a state of emergency in the aftermath of the July 15 failed coup attempt, on the grounds that it violated the Turkish constitution. 

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will appeal to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of all decree laws issued under Turkey's ongoing state of emergency, imposed after the failed coup attempt of July 15.

CHP Deputy Chair Levent Gök will submit the appeal to the Constitutional Court on Sept. 23.

A group of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputies walked out of parliament debates on May 20, in protest at Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman over his previous remarks on secularism.

Three of the four political parties represented in Turkey's parliament have published a joint declaration condemning terrorism after a suicide attack hit central Ankara on March 13 and killed at least 37 people, however, the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) declined to sign the document.

Turkey's main opposition party has reiterated that it will not discuss any shift in the country's political system during talks to write a new constitution, despite persistence on the issue from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has submitted a parliamentary question addressed to Education Minister Nabi Avc? over whether he gave permission for a notice demanding that students from local schools march in celebration of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's birthday at the presidential palace. 

Residents seeking to return to their normal daily lives in southeastern Diyarbak?r province's "devastated" Sur district, which has been the scene of weeks-long military operations against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), will have to wait five or six years, Turkey's main opposition party has said.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has called for the release of dozens of journalists being held in prison in Turkey, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

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.

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) urged Turkey to end all criminal cases and investigations against journalists on terrorism-related charges in a written statement on Oct. 20.