Murat Özçelik

CHP includes 'struggle against terror' in election declaration

The Republican People's Party (CHP) will include proposals regarding the struggle against terror in its revised election declaration for the Nov. 1 election.

The party will underline "equal citizenship" and address parliament for a solution to the problem in its declaration, which is expected to be announced on Sept. 30 by party leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu. 

CHP seeking way out of holding primaries before snap vote

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has begun reviewing its options after the Supreme Election Board (YSK) suggested Sept. 8 in its election calendar draft as a possible date for CHP primaries. Turkey is expected to hold an early parliamentary election on Nov. 1, in line with an earlier proposal by the YSK.

Main opposition leader: Coalition possible with MHP, HDP

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has said his party could form a coalition with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) after the June 7 elections, on the condition that they embrace an independent media and judiciary.

Main opposition CHP criticizes pope, European Parliament over genocide recognition

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has criticized both Pope Francis and the European Parliament for recognizing mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, saying that such moves will not help the reconciliation between Turks and Armenians.

Turkey's main opposition party blames ruling AKP for 'genocide defeat'

The reason for the growing international tendency to recognize the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide is the Sunni Islamist policy pursued by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), a senior main opposition party leader has claimed.