In the MHP Parliamentary group meeting, party chair Devlet Bahçeli has targeted the main opposition CHP and HDP for congratulating Biden on his election win: “How many opposition leaders around the world congratulated Biden in a hurry?”

“Those who set the streets on fire and plundered the goods of storekeepers during Gezi incidents now rush to discredit our sapling planting,” says President Erdoğan.

According to a recent survey by the MetroPoll Research company, if we had elections in Turkey this Sunday, the ruling AKP would get less than 30 percent of the votes in a first.

CHP and HDP leaders have pointed out that President Erdoğan is who is really responsible for the economic problems of Turkey.

Main opposition CHP Women’s Branch Chair Nazlıaka has denounced the Interior Ministry statement indicating that the number feminicides decreased by 27 percent in the first 10 months of 2020 when compared to the same period last year.

The Governor’s Offices of İstanbul and Ankara have announced that the citizens aged 65 and over will be restricted from going out at certain hours as part of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures.

The President has commemorated Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, on the 82nd anniversary of his death.

Elvan served as the minister of transportation, maritime and infrastructure between and the minister of development between 2013 and 2018.

After a day of uncertainty, the Presidency's Communications Directorate has announced that Albayrak has been relieved of duty.

The first official statement has been made 24 hours after Berat Albayrak announced his resignation on Instagram.

Arrested in Turkey’s eastern province of Ağrı after being forced to enter the country through the Iran border, journalist Aziz Oruç has been released at his third hearing.

About 4,000 runners have participated in the marathon that traditionally takes place on İstanbul's European and Asian sides.

DEVA Party Chair Babacan, also a former deputy PM from the ruling AKP, has said, “If a Central Bank Governor is removed from office in a sudden operation one night, it shows nothing other than the poor management of the economy.”

Speaking in Kocaeli province yesterday, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan held main opposition CHP accountable for the İzmir earthquake that claimed the lives of 115 people: “You are the responsible party, you are responsible for these disasters.”

Albayrak has deleted his Twitter account and announced his resignation on Instagram, citing health problems. The government has neither confirmed nor denied the statement while the pro-government media has not reported it.

The raids were conducted as part of an investigation against the Democratic Society Congress.

The suspects have argued that the buildings were built under regulations at the time of construction.

The country currently has 1,000 container units in stock and is using those in İzmir to temporarily house victims of last week's quake, the president has said.

Many people have applied to adopt the cats, according to a municipal veterinarian.

The party's co-chairs and lawmakers were detained and sent behind bars on November 4, 2016, for "terrorism-related" charges.