CHP Party Assembly

Beware of surprises in the shift to the presidency

The debate regarding a draft to shift Turkey to an executive presidential system in the Turkish parliament's constitutional committee is scheduled to start on Dec. 20, with the tension within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on the rise.

CHP registers 30,000 complaints over government's post-coup attempt measures

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has registered the complaints of around 30,000 people negatively affected by government measures to clear the state of suspected members of the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), believed to be behind the failed July 15 coup, a CHP official has said. 

Turkish prosecutor files summary of proceedings against top CHP official for 'insulting Erdo?an'

A Turkish prosecutor has filed a summary of proceedings against Republican People's Party (CHP) Secretary-General Gürsel Tekin for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an during a Jan. 15 press briefing in which he strongly criticized the detentions of academics who signed a petition calling for an end to military operations in southeast Turkey. 

CHP slams detention of academics over petition calling an end to operations

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. 

CHP leader challenges PM Erdoğan on bank claims

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has challenged Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, vowing to pay the latter’s attorney’s fee if he is willing to prove that he does not have eight Swiss bank accounts, as was claimed in a Wikileaks document back in 2010.