Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu criticizes Erdoğan’s ‘silence’ on Zarrab case
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for accusing him of slandering businesspeople by repeating allegations that the president’s close circle was sending money to an off-shore company.
I have lost count of cases filed against me: CHP head
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said there are so many criminal complaints against him that “he has lost count,” adding that prosecutors deem even the slightest criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “an insult.”
Turkey should immediately recall ambassador to UAE after FM’s remarks: CHP head
Ankara should immediately withdraw its ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the country’s foreign minister apologizes for his remarks accusing Fahreddin Pasha, a Medina governor and commander of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, of “ransacking” Medina in 1916, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu attacks CHP head’s comments on Ataşehir mayor
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has blasted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over his comments on Battal İlgezdi, the former CHP mayor of Istanbul’s Ataşehir who was recently removed from office following corruption allegations.
CHP leader says party ready for snap elections
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is ready for snap elections under any circumstances, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Dec. 19, adding that snap elections would only be held if the circumstances were favorable for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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AKP, CHP tension escalates further amid off-shore accounts row
Tension between Turkey’s ruling and main opposition parties escalated further over the weekend, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowing that Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will “soon pay the price for his claims at court.”
CHP head slams prosecutors over summary of proceedings against him
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized judicial authorities over the summary of proceedings issued against him, arguing that the judiciary is under the political influence of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
CHP submits parliamentary motion against interior minister over ‘threatening and insulting’ remarks
Turkey’s main opposition party Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a parliamentary motion against Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu over his “threatening and insulting” remarks targeting CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
CHP files motion for investigation of party leader Kılıçdaroğlu’s financial assets
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a motion requesting a parliamentary investigation into the financial assets of CHP head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and his family members, after a brawl at Turkey’s parliament late on Dec. 11.
Let’s probe gold-for-oil trade in Turkey, CHP tells AKP
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called for a “joint struggle” against bribery and corruption in Turkey, asking Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to account for “gold trade irregularity that happened in 2013.”