Religious nationalism

German police have arrested a 26-year-old Syrian man who confessed to carrying out Friday night's knife attack in Solingen, which left eight people injured. Authorities announced that the suspect turned himself in and is currently being questioned. The suspect arrived in Germany in late December 2022 and applied for asylum.

The opposition Saadet (Felicity) Party lawmaker Cihangir İslam resigned from the party on late March 4.

Felicity Party (SP) leader Temel Karamollaoğlu, whose party only won 1.3 percent of the votes in the June 24 elections, has admitted defeat in the polls but vowed they will "keep on telling the truth."

Two oppositional leaders, Meral Akşener from the Good (İYİ) Party and Temel Karamollaoğlu from the Felicity Party (SP), who are willing to run for the presidency in the June 24 polls, have begun collecting the required 100,000 signatures, a day after the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader urged the government to probe potential links of these voters with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organiza

Good (İYİ) Party leader Akşener' href='/search/Meral Akşener'>Meral Akşener and Felicity Party (SP) chair Karamollaoğlu' href='/search/Temel Karamollaoğlu'>Temel Karamollaoğlu have submitted their applications to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on May 2 to run for the upcoming presidential elections on June 24 and need to gather 100,000 signatures to back their candidacy. 

The right-wing Islamic nationalist Great Union Party (BBP) will be part of the alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the upcoming June 24 snap elections, its leader Mustafa Destici said on April 28. 

At least 20 people were killed and 40 others wounded in an air raid on a wedding party in Yemen, rescue teams told AFP on Monday (Apr 23).

Huthi rebels who control most of northern Yemen blamed the Sunday attack on a Saudi-led Arab coalition that backs the country's government.

Felicity Party (SP) leader Temel Karamollaoğlu said on April 18 that his party wanted to hold a meeting with Abdullah Gül, who served as president from 2007 to 2014, if the "opportunity" rises.

The Felicity Party (SP), which “represents the ‘National View’ of political Islam,” has become a key party for Turkey’s 2019 general elections, according to Behlül Özkan, an associate professor at Istanbul’s Marmara University.

As opposition parties accelerate alliance talks for the 2019 elections, Felicity Party (SP) leader Temel Karamollaoğlu has said his party is not considering taking part in the “People’s Alliance,” after a visit by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Mustafa Şentop.