Faik Öztrak

Main opposition chairman Republican People's Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has announced the new top executive board following the defeat in the parliamentary and presidential polls.

Turkey must speed up its COVID-19 inoculation drive and reach the vaccination rate of 70 percent to maintain herd immunity immediately, Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on Aug. 9.

Speaking at a press conference, Öztrak noted that a total of 29 million people received their first jabs, which constitutes nearly 35 percent of the total population.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak reacted to the government's decision for the privatization of the Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation (TEİAŞ).

The Turkish government is failing to provide support to the people during the pandemic, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on June 14.

The Republican People's Party's (CHP) group deputy chair has submitted the party's law proposal to the parliament in an effort to "amend the law on the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, " CHP spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on May 3.

The government's reaction to a letter from retired admirals is a "fake agenda" that aims to distract the public from Turkey's real problems, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

"These fake agendas do not work. The only real agenda of our people is their dinner table," Kılıçdaroğlu tweeted on April 4.

The resignations of three lawmakers from the Republican People's Party (CHP) will not impact the opposition party, party spokesperson Faik Öztrak said Feb. 1.

"People come and go. The CHP continues to advance and to be a stakeholder," Öztrak said at a press conference.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak condemned last week's separate attacks at Future Party Vice-Chair Selçuk Özdağ, journalist Orhan Ugüroğlu and lawyer Afşin Hatipoğlu on Jan. 18.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak hinted that his party might apply to the constitutional court for a bill that the parliament passed last week, which will pave the way for the appointment of trustees to civil society organizations.

A country cannot sustain its democracy by closing political parties, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on Dec. 14, referring to the call of Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli to shutdown the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).