Secularism in Turkey
İYİ Party studying legal actions against HDP MPs
The İYİ (Good) Party will not automatically vote in favor of the removal of the immunities of the parliament members from the ranks of the People's Democratic Party (HDP), İYİ Party Chairwoman Meral Akşener has said, stressing that her party would advocate the truth and not support a political show.
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Main opposition party lawmaker resigns
Teoman Sancar, a member of the parliament from the ranks of the Republican People's Party (CHP), has resigned from his party following the resignation of three lawmakers in the past weeks.
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Proper political climate needed for brand-new constitution: CHP
A majority of the Turkish population believes that Turkey needs a new constitution, but it must be written within a suitable political climate, the head of the main opposition party has said, in reaction to the government's calls for the political parties to join their efforts to renew the charter.
Gov’t should do beyond killing terrorists, stop its financial resources: CHP leader
The struggle against terror is not merely killing terror group members, but also other means of fighting should be carried out in this process, the main opposition party leader has said, questioning the government's way of fighting against the illegal PKK group.
İYİ Party leader asks for national mourning for terror victims
İYİ (Good) Party leader Merak Akşener on Feb. 17 criticized the government for not declaring national mourning over illegal PKK's killing of 13 Turkish citizens in northern Iraq, while asking the reason for not being able to successfully rescue the abducted security personnel.
CHP calls on EU to revisit Turkey’s accession process
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has called on the EU to revive Turkey's long-stalled full membership process while expressing his regret to observe that Turkey was only mentioned in the context of the foreign policy matters in Brussels.
İYİ Party leader slams gov’t over economy
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Feb. 9 warned the government over Turkey's deteriorating economy while blaming President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for ignoring this reality.
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Former presidential candidate İnce resigns from CHP
Muharrem İnce, a veteran politician from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) who ran for presidency in 2018 but lost against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has resigned from his party and vowed to form his own political party after a long-term conflict with CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
Resignations will not impact CHP: Spokesperson
The resignations of three lawmakers from the Republican People's Party (CHP) will not impact the opposition party, party spokesperson Faik Öztrak said Feb. 1.
"People come and go. The CHP continues to advance and to be a stakeholder," Öztrak said at a press conference.
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Three CHP MPs resign over disagreement with leader
Three lawmakers from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have resigned from the party after a disagreement with party chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over the direction and management of the party.
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