Turkish general election, June

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AKP) spokesperson on Nov. 21 said a possible coalition in the local elections with opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) "is looking positive."

The grassroots of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) will likely desire the benefits of an alliance of the two political parties in the upcoming local elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Nov. 20. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Nov. 20 criticized the recent detentions of several academics and activists.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 13 submitted a bill to parliament to tighten Turkey's bankruptcy law aimed at preventing what the government says is abuse of the regulation by some healthy companies.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has been fined by a court for claiming President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's family hid money offshore in the Isle of Man.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has no doubt of a victory in the upcoming municipal elections in both Istanbul and Ankara, its chairman has said, vowing to change the faces of both cities for good at the end of the five-year mandate.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated that municipalities should push for horizontal urbanization against high-rise buildings in cities in a bid to highlight his government's pro-environment stance with upcoming local elections slated for March 2019. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized the government's anti-inflation program for being ineffective, saying prices are still increasing despite the economic measures.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli warned against the increasing inflation rate, adding that 10 percent price cuts have not resulted in the intended outcome.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed whom he labelled as "provocateurs in disguise of journalists" and "so-called jurists" while condemning the State of Council's ruling on Turkey's controversial "Student Oath."