Turkish general election, June

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader on Dec. 4 called the German Islam Conference (DIK) held last week "a scandal."

Main opposition Republican People's Party's leader (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the Turkish government over a court's recent "Ergenekon verdict" for trying to distance itself from a trial which the government in the past strongly supported.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım and main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu held a snap closed-door meeting in parliament on Dec. 2.

A Turkish court on Nov. 30 rejected a request from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the release of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who has been in prison for over two years on terrorism charges.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is set to unveil the names of 20 more mayoral candidates on Nov. 27, two days after Presidend and AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced 41 names to run in the upcoming March 2019 local elections.

Turkish President and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has announced 40 mayoral candidates that will compete in the upcoming local elections on Nov. 24.

Opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has decided not to nominate metropolitan mayoral candidates in Turkey's three biggest provinces, in a bid to support the People's Alliance formed with the ruling Justice and Development Party.

The number of female lawmakers is 104 in the 600-seat Turkish Parliament, which corresponds to 17.5 percent of the total number of MPs, but this is not enough despite being one of the highest in history, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

The European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) ruling calling on Turkey to release Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who has been in prison for over two years on terrorism charges, is not legal but a politically-motivated one, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, vowing the Turkish government will object to the decision.

Muharrem İnce, the defeated presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), suggested holding primary elections to select the best candidate for Istanbul's mayoral seat in a meeting with party chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Nov. 22.