Erkan Bas
Parliament speaker holds new charter talks with minor parties
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş remains engaged in discussions regarding the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposal for a new constitution.
Parliament strips imprisoned TİP lawmaker of seat
The parliament has stripped imprisoned Workers' Party of Türkiye (TİP) lawmaker Can Atalay of his parliamentary status, defying a ruling by the top court last September.
The decision by the Court of Appeals to unseat Atalay, who was elected to the parliament in last May's election while in prison, was read in the parliament on Jan. 30.
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Week in Review: Dangerous Clubs and Sensitive Elections
Rising Star
Erkan Bas. Photo: Workers' Party of Turkey, TIP.
With just over two weeks to go until the Turkish Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the electoral race is getting heated. Understandably, attention is focused on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP on the one hand, and his biggest rivals, Kemal Kilicdaroglu and the alliance around the opposition CHP.