November 2015 Turkish general election

Turkish Foreign Ministry has slammed international criticism over the move to revoke the seat of opposition Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) lawmaker, saying that to criticize the move amounts to intervening in the Turkish judiciary and that all should respect the ongoing judicial process.

Turkey's parliament on March 17 revoked the seat of an opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker.

The action came in light of a court ruling on Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, which was read out in parliament.

As the government continues its harsh crackdown, the threat of a legal shutdown hangs over the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, HDP - although what that would achieve is disputed.

A drafted amendment on the Election Law and Law on the Political Parties by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is suggesting reducing the current 10 percent national election threshold to 7 percent, while increasing the number of constituencies across Turkey.

Devlet Bahçeli, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu have slammed a verdict by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the release of the former co-leader of the People's Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş, who they both has categorized as a "terrorist."

Three opposition lawmakers, including two Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies and one main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) MP, who were stripped of their statuses as members of the Turkish Parliament, were arrested early June 5.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has demanded the urgent transfer of the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) shares in the lender İş Bankası to the Treasury during a recent meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), daily Hürriyet reported.

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and İYİ (Good) Party have gotten into a debate over "alliances" made in the 2019 local elections, as both parties either directly or indirectly endorsed the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidates. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) plans to submit a proposal on changes to be brought regarding prisoners serving their jail terms to parliament this week and bring to its agenda next week.

The city councils of Istanbul and the Aegean province of İzmir have decided to grant Alevi worship places, known as cemevi in Turkish, a legal status of "house of worship" in order to provide public services and discounts that are given to mosques, churches and synagogues.