Pre-election situation heating up in TurkeyMay 30, 2011 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Statements of political leaders on the threshold of the June parliamentary election in Turkey become tougher and go beyond the political ethics. On May 29, Turkey’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an election rally in Kayseri. He accused all large opposition parties of collusion against AKP. According to Erdogan, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) have formed a trilateral alliance, which allegedly aims to discredit the ruling party. “CHP and MHP pretend that they do not see the attempts of terrorist acts against the authorities,” Erdogan said, adding that BDP manipulates them. In his statements made in south-eastern provinces of the country as part of election campaign, leader of CHP Kemal Kilicdaroglu promised the Kurdish population to provide autonomy to it if he comes to power. Erdogan has strictly reacted to it, accusing the opposition leader of an attempt to split the country and saying he will prevent it. Kilicdaroglu said for his part that Erdogan assists separatists of Turkey and even leads a separatist movement, according to Turkish media. The parliamentary election will be held in Turkey on June 12. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |