Nationalists

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said there could be an “alliance of principles” for the upcoming 2019 elections, for which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) are endorsing the candidacy of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and pushing for a legislative amendment allowing pre-election alliances. 

French President Emmanuel Macron stood firm in the face of growing nationalist demands in Corsica Wednesday, rejecting calls for increasing autonomy in the once-restive Mediterranean island.

Thousands of Corsican nationalists protested in Ajaccio, the island's capital, for greater autonomy from France, Euronews reported.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is currently debating the pros and cons of the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) early decision to back President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the 2019 election, according to sources.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has slammed the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) alliance with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to support the presidential candidacy of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has welcomed the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) decision to support President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the next presidential election, planned for 2019.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) may form an alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in the 2019 elections, specifically referring to their alliance in support of the April 2017 referendum on shifting to an executive presidential system.

When Turkish officials were scrambling to resolve an escalating dispute with the US, their Nato ally this month, they had a plan.

Meral Akşener, a former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) lawmaker who is currently in the preparations of setting up a new nationalist party, has said experiences she went through as a woman being smeared by allegations while leading a dissident movement would resonate with many women.

Meral Akşener, a former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) lawmaker in the preparation stage for a new national political party, has announced that the party will be established by Oct. 15.