Ayhan Oğan

Main opposition CHP leader accuses gov't of launching 'smear campaign'

Published by Hurriyet on Sat, 08/12/2017 - 03:30

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Aug. 11 accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of launching a "smear campaign" against him in an attempt to obscure an AKP member's controversial remarks on "founding a new state." 

AKP's Oğan should account for remarks before measures against him: Turkish gov't spokesperson

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 08/10/2017 - 15:11

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Mahir Ünal has said Ayhan Oğan, a former AKP Central Decision Making and Executive Council (MKYK) member, should give an account for his controversial remarks on "founding a new state" before the party adopts any measures against him. 

Why does Bahçeli's outrage ring hollow?

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 00:01

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is a political ally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), is outraged over recent remarks by an AKP deputy. The deputy had suggested that the government is in the process of establishing a "new state" in Turkey headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.