Elections in Turkey

Last Sunday, June 1, there were re-elections in Yalova and Ağrı, in which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) lost in both. There are those who present the results of these elections as a general referendum for the government and others who argue these results cannot be magnified to nationwide conclusions.

The establishment of a parliamentary commission to investigate four former Turkish cabinet members of the ruling AKP is given another delay With the procedure for the establishment of a parliamentary commission to investigate four former ministers already delayed due to the failure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to nominate its members, the Parliamentary Speaker’s Of

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is still not at the stage of voicing its presidential candidate, its leader has said, pouring cold water on reports that the CHP’s former Ankara mayoral candidate, Mansur Yavaş, was set to be announced.

If you ask me, the best possible strategy would have been to start the search for a presidential candidate at least one year before, hold primary elections in the provinces for a competition among the candidates and determine the individual after this process. The opposition parties did not do that.

In remarkable scenes late on May 27, opposition parties joined forces for the approval of an amendment to the Labor Law, which they were able to pass due to the absence of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies.