People ' s Party

Residents seeking to return to their normal daily lives in southeastern Diyarbak?r province's "devastated" Sur district, which has been the scene of weeks-long military operations against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), will have to wait five or six years, Turkey's main opposition party has said.

Rising unemployment and obstacles to unionization show that workers' rights are deteriorating in Turkey, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu said on Feb. 12, speaking at the 15th general assembly of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (D?SK).

Former Turkish President Abdullah Gül's father-in-law, who died on Feb. 11, was laid to rest in Istanbul on Feb. 12 at a funeral attended by top state officials. 

Ahmet Özyurt, 76, died of heart failure in an Istanbul hospital on Feb. 11.

The mandate of the parliamentary panel tasked with rewriting the constitution should also include an overall democratization process for Turkey, two of the country's opposition parties have said. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Aytu? At?c? has submitted a law proposal to parliament demanding an increase in the penalties for convicts who commit crimes against women.

The law proposal, dubbed the "Özgecan Law" after murdered 19-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan, called on parliament to increase the penalties in sexual assault cases. 

Some very important people, in an unaccustomed manner for those in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) flank, have started expressing their discomfort either by making statements, through electronic messages on social media or just by reappearing in public after months of seclusion.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over what he suggested was a U-turn in remarks uttered by the latter on the country's policy toward Syrian migrants in Turkey.

"How come one make a U-turn in a short while," he said, slamming a remark by Erdo?an that suggested bussing Syrians in Turkey to Syria.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has condemned the violent attacks by masked mobs on the offices of daily Yeni Akit and daily Yeni ?afak early on Feb. 11.  

A total of 908 tourism facilities are for sale in Turkey's Aegean coastline amid the diplomatic crisis with Russia and security concerns, a Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy has said. 

The "story" I came across on social media, the one that I was able to reach with a click, was titled: "CHP spokesperson Böke has been baptized." The CHP is the main opposition party, the Republican People's Party; Böke is Selin Sayek Böke.