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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |