Bülent Tezcan

Ballot boxes have been reestablished at Istanbul Airport and customs gates to allow voters living abroad to cast their ballots in the second round of the Turkish presidential election.

The watchdog placed more than 4,600 polling stations at 46 border gates.

The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has accepted the objections of the ruling Justice and Development Party and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) to shortening the time period during which Turkish voters in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and Australia will vote for the second round.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will reshuffle his team of senior aides in a bid to soothe the concerns of dissidents in his party, CHP spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has said.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) delegates have announced they have started to collect signatures for an extraordinary congress for a leadership change, while CHP spokesperson Bülent Tezcan said "not all delegates are willing to sign."

A court has ordered main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chair and party spokesperson Bülent Tezcan to pay an immaterial compensation of 30,000 Turkish Liras ($6,200) for calling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a "fascist dictator."

The top decision-making body of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will not call for a snap convention, CHP spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has said, stressing that the party's administration "fully supports" current leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu against in-house calls for a leadership change.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has called on Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu to resign after the former announced he instructed local governors to hinder CHP officials from attending the funerals of martyred Turkish Army members.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) party assembly on April 24 granted full authorization to its leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to hold electoral alliance talks and make all necessary decisions regarding the issue, CHP spokesman leader Bülent Tezcan has said. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has said the CHP is open to "forming alliances under certain principles" in the upcoming snap elections, adding that a model to nullify the 10 percent election threshold for political parties could be considered.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan called out on the Constitutional Court to make a decision on the imprisoned CHP lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu, noting that the lawmaker has been in prison for 300 days.