The leaders of the six opposition parties that have formed an alliance against President Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming elections marked the start of their election campaign on December 15 with a large rally in Istanbul in support of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. After the mega city’s mayor was sentenced to prison and faced
The Turkish Minister of Interior Affairs, Süleyman Soylu, has been targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for some time now. As he targeted main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) stronghold, İstanbul, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu targeted Soylu in his parliamentary speech on December 5 as if he is regarding him as the soft spot of President
Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu promised to bring a technocratic supra-political committee to advise the country’s policy-making efforts, as the party introduced its economy programme in a grand event dubbed “the call for the second century.” “Türkiye needs a radical change. It needs a system that works for everyone. Such
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan began addressing Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), as “Mr. Kemal” (Bay Kemal). By using this condescending tone, he was aiming to evoke an alienating effect on his constituency. The term “Mr.” or “Bay” was also a reference to honorifics introduced during the founding years
The main opposition leader argues that certain business people close to President Erdoğan are approaching him in fear of power change; Fugitive Organized-Crime leader Sedat Peker continues to stir debate by his accusations; HDP’s jailed former co-leader pens letter from prison, urging opposition to act together with self-criticism; latest survey’s surprising result… Here is what
Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance leaders convened for the fifth time in a meeting, Kurdish issue-focused HDP re-elected its co-leaders in the party congress. The opposition parties’ agenda focuses on forming a program to secure the public confidence in next elections to be held against President Erdoğan. The HDP’s stance for the six-party opposition depends on
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