Faik Öztrak

A country cannot sustain its democracy by closing political parties, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on Dec. 14, referring to the call of Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli to shutdown the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak has criticized the government for its way of handling the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Threats by convicted mafia leader Alaattin Çakıcı against Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also threaten Turkey's constitutional order, according to the party's spokesperson, Faik Öztrak.

Turkey on Aug. 15 slammed remarks by the presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate calling for Washington to interfere in domestic Turkish politics.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) lends support to Turkey's drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean, party spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on Aug. 11.

Turkey has the right to make any kind of decisions on its continent area by international law and should not take a step back, he told reporters at a press conference.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak has criticized Health Minister Fahrettin Koca for what he said was "wrongly" painting an optimist outlook on the COVID-19 outbreak, eventually causing a rise in the daily confirmed cases in the country, as it began reopening much of the economy.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on April 27 proposed to establish a new board by the government for studying strategies on pandemic-exit.

"New expert teams should be established for the exit of the outbreak," the party's spokesperson Faik Öztrak said told a press conference.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said he will be at the Turkish Parliament on April 23 to celebrate its 100th year.

Municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will continue to distribute aid to citizens despite facing bans from the government amid the coronavirus pandemic, party spokesperson Faik Öztrak has said.

The government can print money, but it should be used only for the fight against the pandemic, Faik Öztrak, deputy chair and the spokesperson of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has said.

Öztrak also urged the government to prepare a new medium-term economic program to tackle the worsening economic conditions.