March for Justice

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 16 pledged to continue his party's efforts on maintaining justice in Turkey.
"Don't think this walk is an end, this is our first step," he said, speaking at the CHP's parliament meeting.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the stripping of the parliamentary status of three opposition lawmakers, calling it a blatant breach of the Turkish constitution and accusing the government of disregarding the people's will.

The dismissal of three opposition lawmakers is "is an obligatory requirement of the justice and democracy ethics," leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli said on June 8. 

"Everyone is equal before the law. Nobody has the privilege or freedom to commit a crime," Bahçeli said in a written statement. 

The dismissal of three opposition lawmakers, one from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and two from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), from parliament has pushed these two parties to mull new strategies in responding to the ruling party's moves.

Former lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu was allowed to be held in an open prison and was released late on June 5 as part of measures against the novel coronavirus.

Berberoğlu has the legal right to be transferred to an open prison due to the time he already spent in prison in a previous arrest.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will inaugurate Democracy and Freedom Island on May 27 in waters near Istanbul on the 60th anniversary of a coup in Turkey.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli is also expected to attend the ceremony.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 20 urged the prosecutors and judges of the country to maintain justice so that security and peace can be preserved.

"If people don't trust justice, neither peace nor security can be preserved in society," he told a ceremony of a selection of judges and prosecutors.

Municipalities being run by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will continue to deliver aid to families in need due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak despite the blocks imposed by the government, the head of the party said, calling on the government to coordinate efforts for the sake of society during these difficult days.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on March 3 addressed four questions to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying he should ask these to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their scheduled March 5 meeting.

Speaking during the parliamentary group meeting of the CHP, Kılıçdaroğlu asked Erdoğan to convey his questions to Putin.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Feb. 25 criticized the state of the Turkish judiciary, saying it is "gradually losing trust."