November 2015 Turkish general election
CHP to appeal to election board for overseas votes
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will apply to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for an increase in the number of polling stations abroad so that more Turks can vote in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, the daily Milliyet reported on Aug. 16.
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AKP, CHP in row over voter information
Remarks by Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu that his party has more voter information than the Supreme Election Board (YSK) has ramped up a war of words between the main opposition party and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Turkish Journalists Urge Govt to Drop Disinformation Law
Turkey to renew all election boards until July’s first week
The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has announced that all election boards will be renewed until July 6 in line with the recent amendments to the election law.
Kurdish Politicians among Dozens Sought by Turkey over 2014 Protests
Turkish Gendarmerie clash with Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against Islamic State (IS) militants near Sanliurfa, Turkey, 07 October 2014. Photo: EPA/SEDAT SUNA
A little over half were arrested and the others were still being sought, the Ankara Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
MHP objects to debate on Kurdish issue
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Oct. 5 rejected any debate on the Kurdish issue and reiterated his argument that "there is no Kurdish problem" in Turkey.
"To discuss the so-called Kurdish issue means to discussing the nation. Discussing the nation is synonymous with opening the state for discussion," he said at the MHP's parliament group meeting.
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Six opposition parties to hold a special meeting on parliamentary system
Representatives from six opposition parties will come together next week in parliament to specifically raise the need for the return to the parliamentary system, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
According to the agency, the meeting will take place on Oct. 5 after parliament will resume its works on Oct 1.
Erdoğan to embark on much anticipated Cyprus visit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan heads to Turkish Cyprus on July 19 to mark the anniversary of Turkey's 1974 intervention, a visit which is closely monitored by the European Union and the Greek Cypriots as the trip is seen as a show of strength to support a two-state solution to the island's decades-long division.
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Prosecutor demands 451 HDP members to be banned from politics
An indictment prepared by a prosecutor for the closure of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) demands that 451 party members are barred from doing politics on charges of violating the constitution.
Summaries of proceedings against MPs, CHP leader submitted to parliament
The summaries of proceedings against 10 deputies, including main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, were submitted to the Parliament Speaker's Office on April 14.
Eight of these lawmakers are from the CHP and two others are from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).