Elections in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 1 vowed to draft a new "civilian" constitution for Turkey after having the consensus of its nationalist ally.

"Perhaps it is time for Turkey to discuss a new constitution again," Erdoğan said after a Cabinet meeting at the presidential complex.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is not only a political establishment of Turkey's past 18 years but also an organization that is capable to serve the future of the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Jan. 25, calling on the party's grassroots to prove this to electorates.

Turkey marked "Working Journalists' Day" on Jan 10, honoring the work and freedom of journalists.

"Working Journalists' Day" has been celebrated since 1961 on Jan. 10, after Law No. 212, which regulates the rights of journalists including the legal guarantees, was published in the Official Gazette, and the date became a milestone for journalism in the country.

The Turkish State Meteorological Service has declared a yellow warning for 11 provinces in the east, stressing to take precautions against the heavy snow on early Dec. 23.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blamed opposition parties in Turkey for displaying what he called "pure fascism" when they target the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Since women were given the right to elect and be elected in Turkey, women representatives in the current Turkish parliament is at its highest.

After the Dec. 5, 1934 amendment on the Constitution and Election Law granted women the right to elect and be elected, 17 female deputies entered the Turkish parliament for the first time as a result of the elections held on Feb. 8, 1935.

The lawmakers should attend the funerals of the terrorists, the head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has said, referring to some members of the parliament from the ranks of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who in the past had attended the ceremonies held for the PKK terrorists.

The economic and judicial reforms to improve the investment climate in Turkey will be led by the People's Alliance, composed of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, informing that necessary legislation would soon be brought to the agenda in the parliament.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 17 met with the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) at the presidential palace.

Erdoğan was expected to inform the MHP leader about the recent military operations into northern Iraq, Operation Claw-Tiger and Operation Claw-Eagle, along with recent developments in Libya.

Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said that his party endorsed some candidates in the "critical" cities the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) nominated for the March 31 local elections.