Daily Archives: April 3, 2012

AKP plans to choke Turkish labor movement

Posted on April 3, 2012 by CHP EU Representation

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A bill currently being debated in the parliament plans to end free labor movement in Turkey by imposing several layers of restrictions on the right of association and organization on the work floor. According to experts, if the law passes … Continue reading →

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Kilicdaroglu interviewed by Kurdish newsportal Rudaw

Posted on April 3, 2012 by CHP EU Representation

CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is following through with his promise to “take any risks with his political career” to solve the problems of Kurdish citizens in Turkey. He was interviewed by Kurdish news site Rudaw; this is what he had … Continue reading →

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Kilicdaroglu questions the Fatih Project exemption

Posted on April 3, 2012 by CHP EU Representation

Contrary to the by-laws of the Parliament, AKP snuck a rider to the Education Reform bill that exempts up to US$20 billion of tenders under the aegis of Fatih Project, an ambitious project to give each school student a free … Continue reading →

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Chief Justice accuses the government of “encircling the judiciary”

Posted on April 3, 2012 by CHP EU Representation

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Well, you have to hear it from the horse’s mouth. Chief Justice of Turkey’s Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, Mr. Hasim Kilic served a stern reminder to the government not intervene in the affairs of the judiciary: After comments from … Continue reading →

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CHP President Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was born in Nazimiye District of Tunceli Province in 1948. He continued his primary and secondary education in various places like Erciş, Tunceli, Genç and Elazığ. He studied economics at Ankara University in Ankara, from which he graduated in 1971.
After university, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu entered the Ministry of Finance as deputy accountant. He was later promoted to accountant and sent to France for additional professional training. In 1983, he was appointed deputy director general of Revenue Administration attached to the same ministry. In 1991, Kılıçdaroğlu became director general of the social security administration, Bağ-Kur. The following year he was appointed director general of the other social security administration, SSK. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was named in 1994 "Civil Servant of the Year" by the weekly periodical "Ekonomik Trend”. Before retiring in 1999, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu had served for a while as the deputy undersecretary in Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
He taught in Hacettepe University for a short period. He chaired the ad-hoc committe of informal economy, established during the preperatory works for Turkey’s 8th five–year Economic Development Plan. He was one of the Board Members of Turkish Is Bank.
Following the 2002 general elections, he entered Parliament as member of parliament from Istanbul. He was re-elected to parliament in 2007. He became the deputy speaker of his party's parliamentary group. Kılıçdaroğlu was elected as Chairman of Republican People’s Party at the Party’s Congress in Istanbul on May 22nd.
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