Metin Feyzioğlu

Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TTB) head Metin Feyzioğlu has said the arrest of Doğan Group Ankara Administrative Representative Barbaros Muratoğlu may have "ignored the rule of law" and was difficult to understand.

Turkey's state of emergency decrees are unlawful, Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TTB) head Metin Feyzioğlu has said, as the government continues to impose sweeping post-coup attempt measures.

"What's being done is unlawful and neglectful," Feyzioğlu told journalists on Oct. 30, saying parliament is being "ignored with the state of emergency decrees."

The government and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) are engaged in a new row after the latter's leader claimed that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was trying to protect some of its allies who had strong links to the Gülen movement, believed to be behind Turkey's July 15 coup attempt. 

Nasuh Mahruki, the head of the non-profit Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), has been released on probation, shortly after being referred to court with an arrest demand on Oct. 24 for allegedly "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has prepared a stamp to mark the 93rd anniversary of the foundation of the party depicting the party's symbol and CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The preparation of the stamp also carried special meaning for party leader Kılıçdaroğlu, who is known to own a stamp collection and was surprised by the commemorative stamp. 

I tried to explain the difficulties that Turkey has faced since the July 15 coup attempt and criticized Europeans for their negative attitudes toward Turkey during the European Forum in Alpbach last week.

The main opposition party has strongly criticized a wave of detentions on academics who signed a petition calling upon the government to end military operations in the east and southeastern parts of the country, arguing the move came from President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's instructions to the judiciary. 

Republican People?s Party (CHP) will be open to criticisms when the party comes to power, daily Hürriyet has reported CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu as saying.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should cease his delaying tactics and provide a mandate to form a government, according to Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Ekmeleddin ?hsano?lu, the former head of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and a former Turkish presidential candidate, was left red-faced after mistaking the symbolic Turkish nationalist grey wolf hand gesture for the ?rock-on? sign.