Sezgin Tanr

A recent response by the justice ministry to a parliamentary question on torture and sexual abuse at a juvenile prison in Alia?a in the province of ?zmir contradicted earlier claims, with an opposition deputy questioning if the ministry has hidden the bitter truth.

A local research company has reportedly been raided by inspectors from the Finance Ministry, two days after releasing its latest public opinion poll showing support for Turkey?s ruling party below 40 percent.

urkey's Parliament descended into fresh chaos on Feb. 19 with lawmakers exchanging punches for a second time over a controversial bill to boost police powers against protesters.

A group of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputies, under the leadership of CHP deputy chairman Sezgin Tanr?kulu, has applied to the Justice Ministry to visit Hidayet Karaca, the CEO of the Samanyolu Media Group, on Feb. 9.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Vice Chairman Sezgin Tanr?kulu has said women lack representation at the Constitutional Court, following the retirement of the sole female at the court due to a restriction on age.

Tanr?kulu also stated that women lack representatives in all fields of life under the current Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule.

Main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu will come together with the leaders of Turkey?s religious minority communities in Istanbul on Jan. 26.

In the last 11 years, 241 children have been killed in Turkey, lawmakers from main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have said, citing documentation by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (T?HV).

A day after Turkey's Constitutional Court dismissed individual complaints filed to lower the 10 percent parliamentary threshold, the main opposition party submitted a fresh bill to Parliament to reduce the election threshold to 3 percent "for fairer representation."