18th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention
CHP leader reiterates to send back refugees within 2 years
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Sept.16 reiterated his intention to send refugees in Turkey back to their homeland in two years if his party comes to power.
CHP urges government to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Turkey should immediately pull back all of its troops and policemen from Afghanistan, the leader of the main opposition party has urged.
"I am calling on the government: Pull back our soldiers and policemen from Afghanistan. Our troops serve only for the interests of our people," Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said on Twitter late Aug. 15.
Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party
A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, formed a new political party on May 17, months after he broke away from Turkey's main opposition party.
Muharrem Ince, 56, formally applied to the Interior Ministry to establish the Memleket Partisi, or Homeland Party, and was immediately chosen as its chairman.
CHP lambasts gov’t over withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has strongly denounced President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for withdrawing Turkey from the Istanbul Convention that promotes gender rights and stipulates concrete legal and administrative actions to stop the violence against women.
Parliamentary immunity a must, says CHP leader
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has underlined that parliamentary immunity is a must in safeguarding parliamentarians in the absence of judicial independence, while commenting about an ongoing discussion following the submission of summary of proceedings against 33 MPs including many from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
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Three CHP MPs resign over disagreement with leader
Three lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have resigned from the party after a disagreement with party chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over the direction and management of the party.
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Turkish Opposition Star’s Frustration Risks Helping Erdogan
Muharrem Ince, a senior name in Turkey's main opposition social democratic Republican People's Party, CHP, did well as his party's presidential candidate in 2018 against Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He lost the election in the first round but created a new energy in the opposition ranks after polling a respectable 31 per cent of the votes.
Erdoğan sues Kılıçdaroğlu for 500,000 liras over FETÖ claims
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sued main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, demanding 500,000 Turkish Liras in compensation after Kılıçdaroğlu accused the president of having links to FETÖ.
CHP leader sets new goals for his party
Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu set goals for his party to get prepared for the next parliament and presidential elections.
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Main opposition CHP leader criticizes new economic program
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the government's new economic program, claiming that it was prepared after government authorities held secret meetings with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).