June 2015 Turkish general election

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has nominated a member of the socialist Freedom and Solidarity Party's (ÖDP) board of chairs, Alper Taş, to run for mayor of Istanbul's central Beyoğlu district on its ticket.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has called on voters of all political parties to support it in the local elections, party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Feb. 1 when asked about cooperation with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) regarding Turkey's most populous provinces Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir.

Internal discussions over the selection process of mayoral candidates are just a result of democracy and not a reflection of an in-house chaos, the leader of the main opposition party has said, criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for distancing himself and Turkey away from democracy.

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has announced that it will not name any mayor candidates in Istanbul, İzmir and the southern metropolis of Adana in the March 31 local elections.

CHP's Istanbul provincial head Canan Kaftancıoğlu

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) announced its mayoral candidate for the Aegean province of İzmir in the early hours of Jan. 28.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once more voiced support for Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and said "Turkey is against any kind of coup attempt" on Jan. 25 after the U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself "interim president" of the Latin American country.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party have agreed to cooperate in 22 metropolitans and 27 provinces.

Mustafa Sarıgül, former mayor of the Şişli district of Istanbul from the ranks of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has resigned from the CHP and said he would run independently for the same constituency in the upcoming local polls.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener have resolved issues both parties have been at odds over the upcoming local elections.