Kilicdaroglu
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Turkey's opposition unsure on embracing pro-Kurdish party
A call by Turkey's pro-Kurdish party for talks with an opposition alliance on supporting its joint candidate has caused unease among some nationalist elements of the union.
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Turkey’s opposition bloc to determine its presidential candidate on March
A bloc of opposition parties in Turkey will determine their joint presidential candidate at a meeting on March 2, the Birgun daily reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesperson for the IYI (Good) Party.
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Istanbul mayor signals willingness to run for president amid threat of political ban
Giving the first signals about his potential candidacy for the presidency, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said he is among the potential candidates for country’s top job and thinks the opposition bloc should select someone who will definitely win against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Haber Turk news website reported.
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Turkey detains 11 journalists working for pro-Kurdish media
Turkish police have detained 11 journalists working for the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya News Agency and JIN News website in early morning raids across several provinces, Duvar news site reported.
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Turkey’s opposition greasing the wheels of another Erdogan victory
Turkey’s opposition bloc, known as the “Nation Alliance” is paving the way for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by ensuring that Turkey’s autocratic transformation becomes institutionalized, Sinan Ciddi, non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), wrote in the National Interest.
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Kemal Kilicdaroglu announces 5 principles for resolving Kurdish issue
Turkey Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu listed five principles for resolving Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish issue during an event at a local research center in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, the Gazete Duvar news website reported on Friday.
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Turkish opposition forms plan to oust Erdogan, restore parliament's power
At a weekend summit, six party heads charted a path to ending the executive presidential system that critics say has eroded the country’s democratic institutions.
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HDP and ruling AKP blame opposition summit
The Turkish opposition summit attended by the leaders of six parties on Saturday has sparked reactions from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), which was not included in the event.
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HDP, CHP leaders discuss peace, snap elections
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar on Tuesday visited with the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Kilicdaroglu visits Kurdish family on justice vigil
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visited the justice vigil held by Emine Senyasar and her family in front of the courthouse in the southeastern Sanliurfa province on Thursday.
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Erdogan accuses CHP of acting with PKK
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again openly targeted main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accusing the CHP of “acting together with” the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Erdogan says Kurdish issue has been ‘resolved’ completely
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) had “solved” the Kurdish issue with “all of its dimensions from rights and freedoms to development.”
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HDP aspires to solve ‘Kurdish problem’ in parliament: Demirtas
Jailed former co-chair of Turkey pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas has said the party aspires to solve Turkey’s so-called Kurdish problem and is an interlocutor for negotiations to do it, pointing to the Turkish Parliament as the place for the talks, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Nechirvan Barzani praises CHP's new policy toward Kurdistan Region
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, received a delegation from the Republican People’s Party of Turkey (CHP), headed by Mr. Oguz Kaan Salici, the Deputy Chairman of the party, in Erbil on Monday.
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Turkey main opposition CHP delegation visits Erbil
A delegation from the Turkish main opposition CHP on September 5 visited Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The CHP officials met with top KRG officials, including President Nechirvan Barzani, to reinforce the idea of a Middle East Peace and Collaboration Organization that CHP chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu has been encouraging, the party said on Sept. 6.
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Party leader vows to resolve Kurdish question in Turkey
Turkey Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu has vowed to resolve the Kurdish question by abandoning politics over faith, identity and lifestyles.
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CHP says party wants to make peace with the Kurds
The deputy chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) branch in the Kurdish majority southeastern province of Diyarbakir has said that his party wants to make peace with the Kurds.
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CHP leader: Turkish gov’t looking to punish all opposition Kurds
The Turkish government wishes to punish all of the Kurds in the country, who do not support the ruling alliance, main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Saturday.
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CHP leader questions Erdogan over death of 13 soldiers in northern Iraq
Turkey’s main opposition leader on Tuesday questioned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the military operation into northern Iraq’s Gara region and the killing of 13 Turkish citizens over the weekend, Diken news website reported.