Mansur Yavaş

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has adopted “Unity and Fraternity Convention” as the main slogan of its upcoming extraordinary convention on Sept. 5 and 6.

With Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu’s votes at around 38.4 percent in the presidential election, opposition groups within the Republican People’s Party (CHP) have started voicing their criticisms and calling for a party congress. Additionally, for the first time in four years, the resignation of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has been demanded.

Turkey’s top court has dismissed two separate appeals from the main opposition party concerning the contested local election result in the capital Ankara, citing lack of jurisdiction.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been having a hard time since the announcement of Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu as a joint candidate for the presidential election in August.

Once upon a time, before hell broke loose, before Lice went up in arms, before the flag was removed and before Mosul became ISIL territory, there was the debate on the August presidential elections. So I will try to stick to that because it all seems linked together.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is still not at the stage of voicing its presidential candidate, its leader has said, pouring cold water on reports that the CHP’s former Ankara mayoral candidate, Mansur Yavaş, was set to be announced.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) candidate for the Ankara municipal post on the March 30 local elections, Mansur Yavaş, has signaled the red light for candidacy in the August presidential elections.

The head of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial branch in Ankara has resigned, apparently as part of a reorganization of the party according to results of the March 30 local elections.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has voiced his conviction that the top court of Turkey will dismiss an appeal from the main opposition party’s candidate to order a rerun of the contested mayoral race in the capital, regardless of the application’s merits.