Issues and developments during the Turkish general elections

European Union Affairs Minister and chief negotiator Ali Haydar Konca has made a call to "silence arms" and said "arms should be buried," stressing the resolution for the Kurdish peace process should be found through dialogue. 

The outgoing Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has made over 800 appointments since the June 7 parliamentary election, the Republican People?s Party (CHP) has said, questioning the legitimacy of those appointments.

The June 7 election appears to have taken place somewhere in outer space, not in Turkey. Since the June 7 polls the country first wasted precious time with the president exercising whatever power he has not to designate a prime minister and since the designation of the premier the country has been witnessing a futile and insincere effort to kill time rather than forge a new government.

Turkey is heading fast to an ambiguous but dreadful situation. The leaders of the country's two biggest parties will be meeting Aug. 10 for a final push to form what is called a "grand coalition" but prospects are dim.

The Republican People?s Party (CHP) is ready to make all kinds concessions for the benefit of Turkey, CHP leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has said, pushing further for the foundation of a coalition government instead of heading for a snap election. 

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has listed education, foreign policy, the Kurdish peace process, the constitution and economic issues as his party's conditions for a coalition with the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an has accused the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) of exchanging efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue for surpassing the election threshold in the June 7 polls, adding the Kurdish issue-focused party was twisting the views of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? said 80 deputies from his party will submit petitions to the parliament for their immunity from prosecution to be lifted. 

As the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Republican People's Party (CHP) have intensified exploratory talks for building a coalition government in their third meeting, top themes and subthemes emerged on which the two sides are examining comparatively, namely democracy, economy and foreign policy. 

Turkey's delicate peace process to end the Kurdish problem has reached a turning point with actors accusing each other, after an overnight attack by Turkish warplanes on its camps in northern Iraq.