Issues and developments during the 2015 Turkish general election

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the opposition parties for declining to hold talks with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to discuss a constitutional amendment package on the use of headscarf and the protection of the family institution.

While criticizing the "disinformation law," main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has stated that it is natural for young people or anyone to express criticism on social media.

The Turkish Parliament is set to re-convene on June 2 after nearly a 45-day break with a busy agenda, as the country has lifted many of the restrictions imposed in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Turkey's main opposition leader has vowed to bring peace and stability to the Middle East by establishing a regional organization with the participation of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria and to end years-long armed conflict in the area.

Turkey needs a genuine and strong democracy with rule of law and academic and media freedoms the same way the contemporary world enjoys, the leader of the main opposition has said, citing unemployment as the country's gravest problem that needs to be resolved.