Secularism in Turkey

Opposition parties have pointed the finger at Turkey's intelligence and security agencies for failing to stop the deadly terrorist attack in the capital Ankara that killed 28 people on Feb. 17, urging the government to take all necessary measures to avoid future incidents. 

Overturning the table in the constitutional reconciliation commission then making a call to gather around the table is a typical incident that reflects our political culture and habits.

One night we dissolved the commission, the next morning we call it to meet!

The ruling and main opposition parties have traded accusations over the dissolving of an inter-party parliamentary panel tasked with drafting a new constitution after just three sessions. The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) left the table on Feb.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has repeated accusations that the Turkish government has sent arms to jihadist groups in Syria. 

"Turkey should not lend armed support to jihadist groups in Syria such as [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] ISIL," K?l?çdaro?lu said during his Feb. 16 address to the CHP's parliamentary group.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) "is against all decisions to plunge Turkey into war," its leader has said.

"[Prime Minister] Ahmet Davuto?lu said 'the CHP should choose its side.' As was the case in the March 1, 2003 motion, the CHP is against all decisions to plunge Turkey into war," Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu wrote on Feb. 14 on his Twitter account.

Efforts for a new constitution that will be launched by a panel gathered by Parliamentary Speaker ?smail Kahraman should focus on removing coup-era laws from the Turkish judiciary, according to the head of the country's main opposition party. 

The famous March 1, 2003, motion debate in a "closed session" of parliament resulted in "153 pages of minutes, four voice tapes, five pages of stenographer notes and 245 pages of voting tabulations regarding the open voting?" 

The session on Saturday, March 1, 2003, started at 2 p.m. and was headed by Parliament Speaker Bülent Ar?nç.

The Republican People's Party's (CHP) current stance on secularism and religion contains nothing that might upset the pious, according to Altan Öymen, a journalist and former leader of the party. 

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said it expected Turkey would implement its declared rules of engagement in the event of an airspace violation, in response to a Russian warplane which reportedly entered Turkish airspace on Jan. 29, rekindling tension between Ankara and Moscow.   

The government does not have any plans to nationalize ?? Bank or any other lender, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has said following controversial comments by an aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an earlier in January.