13th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention

The Republican People's Party (CHP) witnessed a political upheaval at its 38th ordinary congress, as the party's newly elected chairman, Özgür Özel, faced internal dissent from within his own ranks during the election for the party council (PM), the highest executive body of the CHP.

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.

Mustafa Sarıgül, former mayor of the Şişli district of Istanbul from the ranks of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has resigned from the CHP and said he would run independently for the same constituency in the upcoming local polls.

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.

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

Deniz Baykal, the former leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has called on party head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to either announce his candidacy for a 2019 presidential bid or to hold a general convention to determine a candidate.

The former leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal, has suggested that the party will continue to fight against the constitutional amendment passed in the April 16 referendum shifting Turkey to an executive presidential system, saying the vote created a "constitutional crisis." 

Ahmet Türk, the ousted co-mayor of the southeastern province of Mardin, has paid a visit to former leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal, in Ankara. 

Türk visited Baykal, who is currently a CHP lawmaker from the southern province of Antalya, to express appreciation for the latter's visit to his family during his arrest.  

Deniz Baykal, a veteran politician and former head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not to approve the constitutional amendments package for the sake of Turkey's future, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Jan. 31

Deniz Baykal, the former chair and deputy of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is "making a mistake" with his push for a new constitution that would shift Turkey to a presidential system.