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Another deputy resigns from İYİ Party

Another deputy resigns from İYİ Party

İstanbul Deputy Ayşe Sibel Yanıkömeroğlu has announced her resignation from the İYİ Party. With her resignation, the number of seats of the İYİ Party in the Parliament has decreased to 40.

7 December 2023

Akşener: 'The problem is not Erdoğan, the problem is this freak system'

Akşener: 'The problem is not Erdoğan, the problem is this freak system'

"If we elect Kılıçdaroğlu as president, the executive and the parliament will lie in the hands of different forces. A check and balance system will function; the law will function," said the leader of the second largest party in the Nation Alliance.

İYİ Party's İstanbul office targeted by gunfire, party leader blames Erdoğan

İYİ Party's İstanbul office targeted by gunfire, party leader blames Erdoğan

Police are investigating the attack on the party's office in Merter, İstanbul. İYİ party's chair Meral Akşener reacted with a stern message to President Erdoğan. ''The man who would scare Meral Akşener has not yet been born, I am not afraid Mr. Recep.''

İYİ Party's Akşener returns to Table of Six after mayors' visit

İYİ Party's Akşener returns to Table of Six after mayors' visit

Akşener's decision comes after mayors of İstanbul and Ankara visited her to persuade her to return to the six-party alliance.

To write history or to be history: İYİ Parti seems to have chosen the latter

To write history or to be history: İYİ Parti seems to have chosen the latter

İYİ Party broke the ranks of the opposition alliance and left the table when only a short time was left before the presidential elections, which caused many to resign from the party. We will all see where the party will end up in terms of the two choices they have between either "to write history or to be history."

6 March 2023 Murat İnceoğlu

Mayors of İstanbul, Ankara visit Akşener to persuade her to return to alliance

Mayors of İstanbul, Ankara visit Akşener to persuade her to return to alliance

İmamoğlu and Yavaş have visited the İYİ Party headquarters as the five other opposition leaders are meeting to announce their presidential candidate.

Resignations from İYİ Party amid candidacy crisis

Resignations from İYİ Party amid candidacy crisis

Following the announcement by Meral Akşener that her party will not back the CHP president for candidacy in presidential elections, many started to announce their resignations from İYİ Party on social media.

Akşener to Erdoğan: 'You cannot receive forgiveness'

Akşener to Erdoğan: 'You cannot receive forgiveness'

The opposition leader addressed the parliamentary group of her party and slammed the President in relation to the February 6 earthquakes, the Sinan Ateş murder, and the Red Crescent issues.

Addressing thousands in İstanbul, opposition leaders, mayor vow to fight injustice

İSTANBUL MAYOR'S CONVICTION

Addressing thousands in İstanbul, opposition leaders, mayor vow to fight injustice

Mayor İmamoğlu was yesterday given a prison sentence and a political ban for "insulting public officials." The verdict is subject to appeal.

15 December 2022 Hikmet Adal,Tuğçe Yılmaz

'A coup against people's will': Reactions from Türkiye, world to İstanbul mayor's sentence

'A coup against people's will': Reactions from Türkiye, world to İstanbul mayor's sentence

Convicted of "insulting public officials," İmamoğlu will be banned from politics and lose his seat if the verdict is upheld.

15 December 2022

Akşener reacts to court's ruling on femicides

Akşener reacts to court's ruling on femicides

"This encourages men to kill women," said İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener regarding unjust provocation reduction granted to perpetrators of femicides in Turkey.

Akşener: Erdoğan has always feared the word 'Gezi'

Akşener: Erdoğan has always feared the word 'Gezi'

The İYİ Party leader has praised the 2013 Gezi Park protests and slammed Monday's court ruling.

‘How much poorer could one get in Turkey?’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

‘How much poorer could one get in Turkey?’

Speaking at the group meeting of her party, İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener has recalled that the consumer inflation rate is over 61 percent even according to official statistics, underlining that this rate marks a 20-year high in Turkey’s history.

İYİ Party Chair Akşener criticizes Erdoğan’s ‘healthy living advice’

İYİ Party Chair Akşener criticizes Erdoğan’s ‘healthy living advice’

Akşener: “A kilo of water buffalo yogurt costs 70 lira, 700 grams of Medina dates 205 lira, chestnut honey 250 lira, half a kilo of oatmeal 15 lira... And it is supposed to be a sure cure. How will this sure cure come in the households of minimum wage earners?"

‘Finance minister’s statement is an admission of the state crisis in Turkey’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

‘Finance minister’s statement is an admission of the state crisis in Turkey’

İYİ Party leader Akşener addressed Minister of Finance Nebati: “The history of the Republic of Turkey has never seen such impertinence. The history of the Republic of Turkey has never witnessed such an impertinent mentality of governance”.

‘Our people are sacrificed for the profit of pharma monopolies’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

‘Our people are sacrificed for the profit of pharma monopolies’

İYİ Party's Akşener addressed Erdoğan: “At the root of the unjust and ungrounded attack of Mr. Crisis against our doctors lies the effort to hide the fact that the healthcare system has been made available to foreigners and unearned income earners.”

Akşener: People sit in dark under blankets because of high energy prices

Akşener: People sit in dark under blankets because of high energy prices

The reason for the economic crisis is the presidential system, the İYİ Party leader has argued.

'This is the last link in the chain of struggle for dominance between NATO, Russia'

HDP ON UKRAINE INVASION

'This is the last link in the chain of struggle for dominance between NATO, Russia'

The HDP Central Executive Board and İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener have released statements about the recent developments in Ukraine.

25 February 2022

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: Art has been the latest phobia of the government

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: Art has been the latest phobia of the government

“This is such a weird mentality that they cannot even tolerate a song that says ‘These bad days will pass.’ There is no curse or insult, but hope in the song. But they are even allergic to hope,” says Akşener about Tarkan’s song ‘This shall pass’.

23 February 2022

Turkey’s current situation is ‘graver than 2001 economic crisis’

İYİ PARTY CHAIR AKŞENER

Turkey’s current situation is ‘graver than 2001 economic crisis’

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener has said, “The foundations of this economic wreck, this negative picture have been laid since the AK Party’s first years in power.”

10 February 2022

İYİ Party’s Akşener: 35 percent of dorms belong to foundations, associations

İYİ Party’s Akşener: 35 percent of dorms belong to foundations, associations

“Even the number of private dormitories manifests how the government forces our students to stay in the dorms of some associations and foundations,” says opposition İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener.

19 January 2022

İYİ Party’s Meral Akşener calls on the government to ‘join hands’

İYİ Party’s Meral Akşener calls on the government to ‘join hands’

“Half of the children and one third of the young people live in the poorest 20 percent in our country,” says opposition İYİ Party leader Akeşner.

12 January 2022

Opposition leaders call for an urgent snap election in Turkey

Opposition leaders call for an urgent snap election in Turkey

Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ Party Chair Akşener held a joint press conference and urged President and AKP Chair Erdoğan to call elections immediately.

18 November 2021

Police detain citizen who told İYİ Party Chair Akşener ‘Kurdistan is denied’

Police detain citizen who told İYİ Party Chair Akşener ‘Kurdistan is denied’

During İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener’s visit to Turkey’s Siirt province, Cemil Taşkesen told her, “The place where you are now is Kurdistan, but Kurdistan is unfortunately denied at the Parliament.” He is now investigated for “terror propaganda.”

29 October 2021

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: In Turkey, money laundered by the state

İYİ Party Chair Akşener: In Turkey, money laundered by the state

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener says, “If there is wide-scale money laundering in your country, terrorist groups obtain funding from your country and you do not struggle against these problems, you are put on the grey list.”

27 October 2021

Opposition parties to complete parliamentary system roadmap by December

Opposition parties to complete parliamentary system roadmap by December

Six opposition parties have been working to determine their shared principles for a return to a parliamentary system.

21 October 2021

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

Bahçeli's 'terrorist kebab shops' rant leaves chefs, opposition puzzled

In response to Bahçeli's statements, İYİ Party leader Akşener gave the floor to a kebab shop owner at her party's parliamentary group today.

Attempted attack on İYİ Party leader Akşener in Sivas

Attempted attack on İYİ Party leader Akşener in Sivas

Akşener has been targeted for the second time in three months. The president had praised the first attempted attack against her.

İYİ Party's Akşener calls Erdoğan 'faceless' after Biden meeting

İYİ Party's Akşener calls Erdoğan 'faceless' after Biden meeting

Akşener has criticized the president for not bringing up the US recognition of the Armenian Genocide during the meeting.

İYİ Party's Akşener responds to Erdoğan's comments on attempted attack against her

İYİ Party's Akşener responds to Erdoğan's comments on attempted attack against her

The president praised those who attempted to attack Akşener in his hometown Rize last week.

After weeks of silence, Erdoğan defends interior minister against crime boss's claims

PRAISE FOR ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON OPPOSITION LEADER

After weeks of silence, Erdoğan defends interior minister against crime boss's claims

The president openly talked about Sedat Peker's claims for the first time while praising those who attempted to attack İYİ Party leader Akşener in his hometown, saying that "These are the better days. Many more things will happen."

Akşener to Erdoğan: You will take responsibility for jam-packed congresses

Akşener to Erdoğan: You will take responsibility for jam-packed congresses

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener has said, “While the countries that take the outbreak seriously are normalizing one by one, Turkey is going through its worst period, which is a result of gross incompetence.”

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