People ' s Party

A number of deputies from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) health commission visited on Jan. 11 the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, where military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are continuing.

Almost 800 journalists were fired in Turkey last year, while 156 were detained and nearly 500 legal actions were taken against journalists by judicial authorities, according to a senior member of the country's main opposition party.

Journalists, lawmakers and representatives from several press unions and organizations marked Jan. 10, Working Journalists' Day, staging a march in central Istanbul.

Journalists, lawmakers and representatives from several press unions and organizations marked Jan. 10, Working Journalists' Day, staging a march in central Istanbul, with dozens of others having cycled along some part of the Bosphorus shoreline.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has called on the government to implement the local autonomy criteria outlined in the Council of Europe charter, to which Turkey is a signatory, amid a push for autonomy in Southeast Anatolia.

A main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy has rebuked Justice and Development Party (AKP) MPs for rejecting his proposal for a parliamentary inquiry into the problems faced by Roma-origin people in Turkey.

Turkey's TV and radio watchdog has fined three private broadcasters for publishing "news contrary to the facts" and for slander against Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding, which owns daily Hürriyet.

Turkey's main opposition leader has made clear that their fierce objection concerning President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ambitions for a presidential system is not related to Erdo?an. It is the principle of the presidential system which draws the party's ire.

Turkey's main opposition leader has made clear that their fierce objection concerning President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ambitions for a presidential system is not related to Erdo?an. It is the principle of the presidential system which draws the party's ire.

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has annulled the dismissal of allegations against the former mayor of Istanbul's ?i?li district, Mustafa Sar?gül, and his son Emir Sar?gül in an investigation launched after the wife of current ?i?li Mayor Hayri ?nönü accused the Sar?güls of pressuring ?nönü to resign using death threats.