Turkish opposition calls parliament for urgent meeting after Idlib attack
The two opposition parties have called on the Parliament for an urgent closed session on January 29 after the Syrian regime killed 33 Turkish troops in an offensive in the Idlib province of Syria late February 27.
The two opposition parties have called on the Parliament for an urgent closed session on January 29 after the Syrian regime killed 33 Turkish troops in an offensive in the Idlib province of Syria late February 27.
A petition for the extraordinary meeting at the Parliament was submitted to the Office of the Speaker by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on February 28.
The Good Party has also called on the government for immediately convening the Parliament at a closed session.
“We want that the Parliament meets to discuss the developments in Idlib,” deputy parliamentary group leaders of the CHP, Özgür Özel, told reporters after he submitted the CHP’s appeal to the Parliament Speaker’s Office.
CHP leader Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu held a phone conversation with Parliament Speaker Mustafa Þentop first immediately after the news broke on the Syrian attack and secondly in the early hours of February 28.
The CHP held an immediate meeting late February 27 with the participation of the senior officials and re-convened on February 28.
The Good Party leader Meral Akþener held a phone conversation with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and demanded a meeting at the Parliament where the situation in Idlib would be discussed with the participation of all lawmakers.
Turkish political parties on Feb. 28 extended condolences to the nation over loss of lives of Turkish soldiers in an airstrike by the Bashar al-Assad regime forces in Idlib, northwestern Syria.
A petition for the extraordinary meeting at the Parliament was submitted to the Office of the Speaker by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) on February 28.
The Good Party has also called on the government for immediately convening the Parliament at a closed session.
“We want that the Parliament meets to discuss the developments in Idlib,” deputy parliamentary group leaders of the CHP, Özgür Özel, told reporters after he submitted the CHP’s appeal to the Parliament Speaker’s Office.
CHP leader Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu held a phone conversation with Parliament Speaker Mustafa Þentop first immediately after the news broke on the Syrian attack and secondly in the early hours of February 28.
The CHP held an immediate meeting late February 27 with the participation of the senior officials and re-convened on February 28.
The Good Party leader Meral Akþener held a phone conversation with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and demanded a meeting at the Parliament where the situation in Idlib would be discussed with the participation of all lawmakers.
Turkish political parties on Feb. 28 extended condolences to the nation over loss of lives of Turkish soldiers in an airstrike by the Bashar al-Assad regime forces in Idlib, northwestern Syria.
The Turkish military launched Operation Spring Shield in Idlib in response to the Assad regime attack on Feb. 27, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on March 1.
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