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The Turkish Presidency has submitted a motion to the parliament seeking the removal of the parliamentary immunity of 20 deputies, including Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP).

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on June 30 urged the government to hold a referendum for the decision to construct the Kanal Istanbul project.

Turkey's Council of State has rejected a request for the continuation of Turkey's stay in the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe treaty designed to eradicate violence against women, and the annulment of the president's decision to leave the agreement despite an avalanche of opposition from women and feminist groups.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized the government decision for ending short-time working allowance amid the ongoing pandemic.

Ekrem Imamoglu, Mayor of Istanbul criticizes the Canal Istanbul Project in a press conference on June 25. Photo: Istanbul Municipality

Imamoglu, from the main opposition social democrat Republican People's Party, CHP, which won Istanbul from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP in 2019, said that experts' concerns about the mega-project must be heeded.

A member of the Turkish Parliament from the Republican People's Party (CHP) has resigned over ideological reasons to join the Turkish Workers' Party (TİP).

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has pledged to introduce a new foreign policy by normalizing ties with Syria and ending the "tragedy" of Syrian refugees in Turkey if they take power.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 22 recalled the attack on the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) building in the western province of İzmir, saying that he warned mayors of his party of possible provocative attacks.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on June 15 criticized the government's way of dealing with environmental issues and urged it to take immediate measures against the marine mucilage, or "sea snot," blanketing shorelines across Turkey's Marmara Sea.

The Turkish government is failing to provide support to the people during the pandemic, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak said on June 14.