Bülent Tezcan

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for initiating “Operation Olive Branch” in the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin without informing the parliament, stating the operation should not be instrumentalized for inner politics.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy leader Bülent Tezcan has blasted the latest state of emergency decrees and described it as “new coup memoranda.”

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chair Bülent Tezcan has slammed a prosecutor's decision to extend the detention period for the party's lawyer, Celal Çelik, who had been in detention for over 10 days as part of the investigation into the Gülen network.

Celal Çelik, the official lawyer of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, was detained in Ankara as a part of an investigation into the Gülen network.

Three main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) members have been referred to the party's disciplinary committee after drinking alcohol during the "justice congress" in August at the historic site of the Battle of Gallipoli in the western province of Çanakkale. 

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will work in the coming period to announce its nominee for the presidential election scheduled for 2019, CHP Deputy Chair Bülent Tezcan has said, stressing that having a "variety of different candidates" in the opposition bloc should be seen as richness, rather than division.

Culture Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) should "publicly apologize to the nation" over party members who consumed alcohol during its recent "justice congress" at the historic site of the Battle of Gallipoli.

Three party members who consumed alcohol at the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) "justice congress," ongoing at the historic site of the Battle of Gallipoli in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale, will be expelled from the party, spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has stated. 

The government is carrying out intelligence activities via illegal and false organizations, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chair Bülent Tezcan has stated, showing a court document requesting information from an organization called the "Presidential National Security Unit."

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is set to hold a four-day "justice congress" in a bid to stress judicial deficiencies in Turkey. 

"In the congress, all segments of society in Turkey will discuss injustices, the current issues and seek solutions," CHP deputy leader Bülent Tezcan announced at a press conference on July 31.