Oktay Vural

Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) deputy chairman Oktay Vural replaced his leader, Devlet Bahçeli, who is still recovering from a heart surgery, for the first time at the party's weekly group meeting at parliament on Jan. 26. 

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli had a scheduled, preventative open-heart surgery on Jan. 20. 

Nationwide demonstrations have been held in Turkey to protest recent terrorist acts, following calls from far-right organizations, while several of them turned violent on Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) buildings in many cities, including Ankara.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy group chair Oktay Vural has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an of conducting rallies for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), saying the president needs to preserve his impartiality. 

The Turkish economy has recently slowed down and many businesspeople have experienced problems in cash proceedings and check clearing, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) head Rifat Hisarc?kl?o?lu has said. 

Ekmeleddin ?hsano?lu, a former presidential candidate and the former head of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), will run for parliament from the ranks of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in a surprising move.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Deputy Group Head Oktay Vural has vowed to sue his counterpart from the Democratic Peoples? Party (HDP), Pervin Buldan, after Buldan claimed that his niece was currently fighting with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK).