Turkish local elections

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli had an iftar, or fast-breaking, meal on April 15.

The two leaders convened at an Uzbek tent of the Presidency for dinner.

A bill proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to mandate security investigations into first-time public appointees, which was initially rejected by opposition votes, passed in the parliament on late April 7.

A bill, which envisions a security investigation for those who will be appointed to the public for the first time, was rejected by opposition parties' votes at the parliament on March 31.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener criticized the government's decision to exit the Istanbul Convention, a pact designed to counter violence against women, on March 23.

"They do not have any concerns about protecting women or our children. Their only priority is to protect their seats. The Istanbul Convention keeps alive," she said, addressing her party members at the parliament.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP), has slammed both the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) over the removal of the student oath from primary schools after a court decision.

The upcoming general and presidential elections scheduled for 2023 have a critical significance, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 8 and called on his party grassroots to make efforts within this understanding.

Today, even staunch AKP supporters find it difficult to trust state figures on the economy

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 1 called on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) grassroots to make efforts for reinstating the estranged party members.

"Let us recruit our friends who have been separated from our party due to any reason," Erdoğan said, virtually addressing the provincial meetings of the AKP in Adana, Antalya, Muğla and Bursa.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 13 urged his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members to work hard as if "every day is an election day" until 2023 when the country is scheduled to run for presidential and parliamentary elections.

Turkey's parliament approved a motion early on Dec. 24 announcing 2021 as the year of the Turkish national anthem.