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In a joint response to the European Union's decision to impose sanctions on Ankara over its illegal drilling activities within Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), four parties in the Turkish Parliament issued a joint statement on Friday pledging support to their government.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on July 16 slammed the European Council's decision to impose sanctions on Ankara over its drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean.

The coup attempt on July 15, 2016 was "an open attack on our republic, democracy and historical gains," main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has failed to meet its economic targets, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak said July 10, a day after the 11th development plan was submitted to parliament.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on July 9 called on the rector of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) to hear out the students protesting the cutting down of trees for the construction of a dormitory on campus.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak on July 8 slammed the removal of Central Bank chief, Murat Çetinkaya from his post by a presidential decree, saying his removal will lead to major problems in the long-run.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has paid a congratulatory visit to Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, on July 5, nearly two weeks after the latter's landslide victory in the June 23 Istanbul election rerun.

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios and Ekrem Imamoglu, the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, met in the Turkish city Thursday, with the former describing the moderate new leader as "a person of good intentions."

Ekrem Imamoglu (l) the newly elected Mayor of Istanbul, talks to members of the media with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios (r), the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, following their meeting in Istanbul, Thursday. Imamoglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP) won a decisive victory on June 23, his second in three months after authorities annulled an earlier vote.

The nation's president needs to remain impartial, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçaroğlu said on July 2, reiterating his previous remarks, calling for a referendum to decide whether the president should be nonpartisan.