Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

The leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has harshly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent remarks deriding the 1923 Lausanne Treaty, which was the cornerstone of the modern Turkish republic, saying that "no one has the right to betray his/her history."

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has stressed the need for the trial without delay of suspects in the July 15 coup attempt, warning that nearly 1 million people had suffered from the state of emergency declared in the wake of the failed takeover bid. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government long knew about the threat posed by U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who was accused of masterminding the attempted takeover on July 15, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

The leader of Turkey's main opposition party has criticized the government for not touching politics and politicians as part of the ongoing probe in the aftermath of the July 15 failed coup attempt, including mayors who provided enormous financial support to the Gülenist network. 

Turkey's social democratic main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court on Sept.

One day after the Sept. 22 meeting between Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the CHP officially appealed to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of decree laws issued by the government since late July.

Very positive messages have been coming from Ankara's political circles for the past week. 

The leaders of Turkey's ruling and main opposition party disagreed over the government's plan to extend the state of emergency for another term at a face-to-face meeting on Sept. 22, when the latter raised his concerns over the growing number of complaints of "reckless measures" resulting from decree laws in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt of July 15. 

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has sought to defuse the concerns of the Republican People's Party (CHP) head after the main opposition leader gave voice to thousands of people who have suffered from the government's zealous efforts to clear the civil service of suspected members of the Gülenists after the July 15 coup attempt. 

The number of people who have suffered from the government's "reckless measures" against suspected Gülenists within the civil service has hit 1 million, the main opposition leader has said, urging the government to once again embrace the principle of a fair trial for those who have been accused of staging the July 15 coup attempt and their associates.