Turkey's CHP trying to find a model of 'sustainable resistance' against Erdogan, analyst says

Turkey's CHP trying to find a model of 'sustainable resistance' against Erdogan, analyst says

FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the mass protests in Turkey. She says that Turkish authorities understand that there won't be much of a pushback from the West against the crackdown on the opposition, due to the current geopolitical environment. She adds that the CHP is trying to find a model of 'sustainable resistance' to oppose Erdogan while protecting protesters.

Erdoğan Heralds New Criminal Investigations Targeting CHP Municipalities and Associated Business Networks

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled a new wave of criminal investigations that appear poised to target municipalities governed by the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), as well as affiliated business figures and networks. In a video message delivered to AK Party organizations on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Erdoğan emphasized that the government is “closely following” corruption, bribery, and terrorism-related probes centered in…

Former Interior Minister and Chairman of the TBMM Interior Commission, Süleyman Soylu, made striking statements about the corruption investigation against the IBB and the shabby congress in the CHP. Stating that he had warned IBB President Ekrem Imamoğlu for six years, Soylu drew harsh criticism, saying that “they recruited members from the PKK, FETO, we exposed corruption and tender errors, but they did not listen”.

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to AKP organizations for the Ramadan Feast. In the holiday message in question, Erdoğan explained the ‘corruption’ investigation into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which he had previously said, “What does it have to do with us!” According to Erdoğan, there is no doubt that there is a criminal organization! Erdoğan said, “We are closely following the bribery, corruptio…

President Erdoğan touched upon the corruption and terrorism investigation in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in his holiday message to AK Party members. Erdoğan stated that as the investigation deepens, the reach of the criminal organization will be exposed.

AKP President Erdoğan spoke about the investigations targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in a message he sent to AKP organizations. Erdoğan said, “As the investigation progresses, the reach of the criminal organization that has embraced the municipalities like an octopus will certainly be exposed.”