Meral Akşener

MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said he would refrain from speaking against Meral Akşener "because she is a woman," while voicing his anger against the former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) member and the recent founder of the İYİ (Good) Party in a series of tweets on May 5.

Two oppositional leaders, Meral Akşener from the Good (İYİ) Party and Temel Karamollaoğlu from the Felicity Party (SP), who are willing to run for the presidency in the June 24 polls, have begun collecting the required 100,000 signatures, a day after the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader urged the government to probe potential links of these voters with the Fethullahist Terrorist Organiza

Good (İYİ) Party leader Akşener' href='/search/Meral Akşener'>Meral Akşener and Felicity Party (SP) chair Karamollaoğlu' href='/search/Temel Karamollaoğlu'>Temel Karamollaoğlu have submitted their applications to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on May 2 to run for the upcoming presidential elections on June 24 and need to gather 100,000 signatures to back their candidacy. 

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has reportedly reiterated that she will stand as a presidential candidate from her party, dismissing rumors that the opposition bloc was considering presenting former President Abdullah Gül as their joint candidate. 

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has vowed to run in Turkey’s early presidential election and to collect the 100,000 signatures necessary to be a candidate.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has said there is nothing to be alarmed about after Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli called for early elections on Aug. 26 this year. 

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener said on March 24 the party had hit the road to establish justice, the superiority of law and democracy, adding that "This is why they are afraid of us."

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has said she “really wants” to form an alliance with the Felicity Party (SP) and the Democrat Party (DP), two small conservative parties with no seats in parliament, ahead of the 2019 elections.

Good (İYİ) Party leader Meral Akşener has adopted a cat named Cedric, who was the victim of sexual assault in the Aegean province of İzmir.

All steps of military operations “must be taken seriously,” said İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Feb. 10, criticizing the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) “frivolous” approach towards “Operation Olive Branch,” which was launched by Turkey in northwestern Syria.