Devlet Bahceli

The government has informed the opposition parties in parliament about the recent cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), though the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) was not briefed.

The members of the Parliament Spokespersons Board from two opposition parties have boycotted a courtesy visit to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an because it took place at the controversial presidential palace. 

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called on the Supreme Court of Appeals' Prosecutor's Office to take legal action against the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) for acting against the law on political parties by maintaining alleged ties with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

In a move widely considered as a sign of preparation for a possible early election, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has kicked off a round of consultations with his party's provincial branches.

Bahçeli's first stop was the central Anatolian provinces of K?r?kkale and K?r?ehir, where he held closed-door meetings late on July 22.

It must have been difficult for the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu to feel the need to defend the government against speculations that it had relations with the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), as he strongly condemned the July 20 terrorist bomb attack in the Turkish Syrian-border town of Suruç, which has killed 32 so far and wounded nearly 100 and was ?probably?

With strictly different reasons, both the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Peoples?

A video has emerged of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima howling while making the symbolic far-right Turkish nationalist ?grey wolf? hand gesture.

In the video, Lima appears with Turkish boxer Alptu? Öner, who supposedly taught her the gesture. 

Lima initially shouts ?bozkurt? (grey wolf in Turkish), then makes the gesture and howls.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said his party won?t lend support to a minority government formed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), adding it won?t support a coalition government either. 

It was two consecutive moves by Selahattin Demirta?, the co-chairman of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), that changed the course of Turkish politics as we headed to the June 7 elections.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has completed the first round of coalition talks with other party leaders, delivering warm messages after each of the three meetings, inevitably raising hopes for the second round that will be conducted next week despite the absence of any concrete commitments from any party.