Kemal Kilicdaroglu

A "yes" vote in the upcoming referendum on constitutional changes will result in the politicization of the military, judiciary and religious institutions, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.  

Turkey's Culture Ministry has prepared designs for a major new museum outside Ankara to remember the defeat of the failed July 15 coup that attempted to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on April 9.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the state-run TRT for broadcasting a rally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his scheduled live interview with the TV channel.

European countries are going crazy over the proposed executive presidency in Turkey which will go to a public vote on April 16, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said April 9.  

Thousands of people attended a massive rally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in Istanbul's Yenikapı district on April 8. The rally, which was organized as a part of the "yes" campaign for the April 16 referendum on constitutional changes, reportedly hosted over a million people. 

Following the U.S. airstrike on a Syrian regime chemical weapons depot, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on April 7 that Turkey should be "part of peacemaking, not war."
"The use of chemical weapons is not something that can just be palmed off by bombing, the real culprits need to be found and punished," Kılıçdaroğlu said. 

It was the other night when two opposing winds were blowing against each other on Twitter. One trending topic was thundering with "The Red Army Choir should not give a concert." They, in fact, have scheduled performances on April 7 and 8 at the Cemal Reşit Rey Hall in Istanbul. But after the vicious massacre in Idlib, the choir's presence in Istanbul is not wanted. 

Europe is no longer the center of democracy and human rights but it is one of Nazism and oppression, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, accusing European leaders of being surrounded by far-right politicians. 

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has said that Adil Öksüz, a key coup figure whose whereabouts have been unknown since July 2016, did not serve for the spy agency and was not recruited as an informant, in response to claims made by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. 

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has denied tracking main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's emails, calling his remarks on the issue "slander."

"Can such a thing ever happen? Tracking emails is something unlawful. There is no such thing. This is slander," Bozdağ told Hürriyet columnist Abdulkadir Selvi.