Electoral fraud and violence during the Turkish general election, June

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a complaint about state-broadcaster TRT for cutting the live broadcast of CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s parliamentary group speech, in which he revealed documents about off-shore bank transactions of the close circle of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged to provide the military with a range of new weapons in the anti-terror fight, signaling the production of more indigenous guns and criticizing a main opposition deputy over recent remarks on the issue. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on Sept. 9 criticized a legal investigation on him following his comments on drone attacks in the country's southeast, saying that the move was against the law.

Opposition parties that have members in a parliamentary investigation commission into the July 15, 2016, coup attempt are expected to file an objection against a draft report over claims that it was not reflecting the truth and worked as a cover up for the political leg of the coup. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has rebuked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's suggestion over exempting future MPs at the age of 18 from military service, saying the regulation aims to benefit elite adherents of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

After Public Prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was investigating the controversial death of a young Gezi protest victim at the hands of the police, was killed by two members of an illegal and dubious leftist organization called the Revolutionary People?s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), the whole thing turned against the media and the opposition in Turkey.

Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has reiterated his comments about taking the necessary precautions to avoid any power outages during voting for the June 7 general elections, a concern expressed by opposition parties after a major power outage left the country without power for eight hours during the local elections of March 31, 2014.

The murder of Istanbul criminal prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz in a raid on his office in the Istanbul Courthouse by two militants of the outlawed Revolutionary People?s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) on March 31 triggered waves of trauma at a time when Turkey is heading for critical parliamentary elections on June 7.

Turkey?s opposition parties have blamed the government for failing to rescue prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, 46, who was killed after he was taken hostage by two members of an outlawed group on March 31, decrying the security forces? failed rescue operation that ended with death of all three individuals.

On June 7, just 67 days from now, Turkey will go to the polls in what many in Ankara regard as one of the most crucial elections for the future of the country. In a weeks? time, all political parties will have to submit their lists of parliamentary candidates to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) and will gear up their election campaign.