Turkish ruling party slams main opposition claims
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 19 July 2018
- Modified Date: 01:38 | 19 July 2018
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Wednesday rebuffed claims by the main opposition party leader.
Mahir Ünal, the party spokesman, said that Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's claims about Turkish ministers, mainly the defense and interior ministers and the National Intelligence Organization chief were total fabrication.
"He [Kılıçdaroğlu] is trying to escape the internal chaos within his party," Ünal said.
Reminding him to pay fine for his claim against the Turkish president, he added that Kılıçdaroğlu is repeatedly giving statements against Turkish institutions.
"Nevertheless, we will not allow him to intrude in our political agenda," he said.
A court in Istanbul ordered Kılıçdaroğlu to pay a total of 359,000 Turkish liras (around $75,000) for immaterial damages to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and individuals close to him, by accusing him of making illicit money transfers to the Isle of Man, a British crown dependency.
Also, Turkish prosecutors in the capital Ankara have launched an investigation into the main opposition party leader over allegedly insulting Erdogan by posting a cartoon on social media.
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