Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Main opposition CHP 'fails to unite with the nation,' says Turkish PM Yıldırım
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has "failed to unite with the nation," Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım claimed on Aug. 16.
If Turkey's main opposition leader gets arrested…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Aug. 16 that her country "will not pursue" an upgrading of the European Union's Customs Union with Turkey due to ongoing political tensions.
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We will not stay silent in face of injustice: Kılıçdaroğlu
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) "will not stay silent against plots," its leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, responding to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's claims that he has been involved in "espionage."
"Erdoğan himself is managing the recent plot against the CHP," Kılıçdaroğlu told a group of journalists on Aug. 16.
Ruling AKP, main opposition CHP row over espionage case grows
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) group deputy leader Özgür Özel has lashed out at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, asking him to reveal the sources of his claims that imprisoned CHP MP Enis Berberoğlu was willing to blame party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for an espionage case in which he is being tried.
Jailed CHP MP Berberoğlu rejects Erdoğan's statement as 'indecent proposal'
Jailed main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul MP Enis Berberoğlu has rejected President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's claim that he wants to blame CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for having a role in the espionage case that Berberoğlu was imprisoned for.
Erdoğan implies main opposition CHP leader's involvement in espionage case
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied that an ongoing probe into espionage and the leaking of secret state documents to media outlets can also reach main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, as one of his deputies is already behind bars in the same case.
Main opposition denies making call to foreigners not to visit Turkey
A main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chair denied on Aug. 12 that party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu called on foreigners not to visit Turkey, a claim that triggered heavy government criticism.
Main opposition CHP leader accuses gov't of launching 'smear campaign'
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."
How will Akşener's new party affect politics?
Although there are over two years until the next presidential and parliamentary elections in 2019, polls and forecasts about who will run against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are dominating the political agenda in Turkey.
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Turkey should be first to announce hazelnut prices as top producer: Main opposition leader
As the world's top hazelnut producer, Turkey should be the first country that announces hazelnut prices and have a strong voice in setting these prices, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.