Turkish deputy PM urges opposition leader to resign

By Sorwar Alam

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag called on the head of the main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu to resign from his party's leadership over allegations aimed at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“I invite opposition leader Kilicdaroglu to resign from the CHP [Republican People's Party] leadership as a dignified person, though I know he will not resign,” said Bozdag at a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday.

Last Tuesday, Kilicdaroglu, in a speech to party lawmakers, presented documents he alleged were evidence of his claims that relatives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had money abroad.

Bozdag stated that the documents shared by the CHP to media as evidence showed that neither Erdogan nor his family members sent a single penny (Kurus) to any offshore account.

He mentioned that Erdogan had rejected the allegations and stated that he would resign from the presidency if Kiicdarolgu could prove the allegations otherwise the CHP leader should resign from his post.