Secularism in Turkey

The newly-elected chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, engaged in a meeting with İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Nov. 30 in a bid to forge new alliances ahead of the local election slated for next March.

The recently elected leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has outlined his foreign policy agenda, with plans to make his first official visits to Turkish Cyprus and Azerbaijan.

Özgür Özel was elected as the new chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) early on Nov. 5 in the party's 38th ordinary congress.

İdris Nebi Hatipoğlu, an İYİ (Good) Party deputy from central Eskişehir city, has announced his resignation from the party, citing "deep differences of opinion."

"In my political journey as a person who loves Türkiye and Eskişehir, I have been experiencing deep differences of opinion with the İYİ Party," he said in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Nov. 2.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is gearing up for its 38th ordinary congress scheduled to take place this weekend, on Nov. 4 and 5, where the party's chairman for the upcoming term will be determined.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has criticized the perception of militant group Hamas as "the representative of Palestine's rightful resistance," arguing that such a view indirectly benefits Israel.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has revealed plans to contest all 81 provinces, including key battlegrounds Istanbul and Ankara, in the upcoming local elections without forming any alliances.

The announcement comes as Istanbul and Ankara mayors Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, respectively, declared their intentions to seek re-election in the upcoming March municipal elections.

With a few months left for the local elections slated for March next year, Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş has announced his intention to seek reelection.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has declared that her party will enter the municipal elections scheduled for March next year without forming any alliances, urging other political parties to follow suit.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is gearing up for a potential early November congress, local media has reported.