People's Party

With the completion of the parliament speaker election process, all eyes have turned to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, who is expected to give mandate to Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu early next week, thus starting the 45-day long government-making process. 

Turkey's parliament has elected ?smet Y?lmaz, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate and incumbent defence minister, as its speaker with "covert support" from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
The first two rounds of voting were held on June 30, but none of the four candidates gathered the required support of 367 members of parliament in the 550-seat assembly.

Turkey's parliament has failed to elect a new speaker in a vote that could provide clues as to a future coalition government. 

The first two rounds of voting were scheduled for June 30, with candidates requiring the support of at least 367 members of parliament in the 550-seat assembly in the first two votes. The first round started at 3 p.m. and 545 deputies voted. 

Two major consul generals in Istanbul have taken to Istanbul's famous Istiklal Street to show their support for the LGBTI community in Istanbul during the Istanbul Pride March.

Having taken oaths last week, Turkey's newly elected deputies will gather on June 30 at a plenary session for checking the first item on their checklist: electing one member of Turkey's 25th term of parliament as its speaker for the next two years.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has vowed that his party will "not be revanchist" in the event of a coalition government with the Justice and Development Party (AKP), as hints rise that negotiations for a "grand coalition" will start in Turkey.  

For his part, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu welcomed K?l?çdaro?lu's remarks, describing them as "important."

Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu held a meeting with U.K. Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore, with regional developments, particularly Syria, on the agenda at the CHP's party headquarters on June 25.

A report adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) on June 24 says media transparency should be promoted, stressing the importance of freedom of expression and media pluralism for a functioning democracy.

Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu and his predecessor and CHP parliamentary speaker candidate, Deniz Baykal, have disagreed on the possibility of forming a coalition, with the leader depicting the chances as low and the latter declaring a joint government as inevitable. 

Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) has declared that the selection of a parliamentary speaker has no connection to the formation of a future coalition government, but the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) maneuvers suggest otherwise amid moves to shape a power-sharing deal.