People ' s Party

Turkey has become a state of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), with all means of the Republic of Turkey, from its president to low-ranking government officials, working on behalf of the AKP, Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has said.

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has declared its readiness to form a post-election coalition government with all parties except the Peoples' Democratic Party, which it described as an "extension of the PKK."

Journalists have rallied in Istanbul in solidarity with colleagues who have faced politically-motivated attacks and threats in recent weeks.

After gathering in the Tünel neighborhood of the central Beyo?lu district on Oct. 3, journalists marched to Galatasaray Square with placards reading: "Free press cannot be silenced."

Turkish journalists have rallied in Istanbul in a show of solidarity with their colleagues who have been facing politically-motivated attacks and threats in the past weeks.

After the protest started in the Beyo?lu district's Tünel neighborhood on Oct. 3, journalists marched to Galatasaray Square with a placard reading "Free press cannot be silenced."

Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected calls for relocation of ballot boxes in several districs.

The Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the violent assault targeting daily Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan.

The driver of a bus that rammed into a bus stop on a busy street in Ankara, killing 12 people, was arrested by a local court on Oct. 2. 

E.A. was arrested following the accident in the capital's Dikimevi neighborhood.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has spilt into two camps over the continuing debate on whether the Supreme Election Board (YSK) had the authority to decide on the relocation of ballot boxes, while a key figure in the Republican People's Party (CHP) has backed AKP Deputy Head Mehmet Ali ?ahin's suggestion that the YSK does not hold such authority. 

Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman Mehmet Ali ?ahin's suggestion that Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) does not have the authority to move polling stations is correct, Republican People's Party (CHP) Secretary-General Gürsel Tekin has said.

The Turkish parliament opened on Oct. 1 for a short session before elections in one month's time, but the event quickly became the scene of protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.