Statement from the Governor to the CHP's request for a walk!

The Ankara Governor's Office announced that the CHP's march from the First Parliament building in Ulus, where the Turkish Grand National Assembly was established, to the Anıtkabir, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's grave is located, on April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day was not permitted. CHP leader Özgür Özel also said that they would not recognize this ban and called on all citizens to gather in front of the First Parliament at 17:00…

Turkey's opposition on Tuesday urged its supporters to rally outside parliament in Ankara despite an official ban on rallies on Wednesday. In Turkey, April 23 marks the day of the first meeting of the Turkish parliament, the Great National Assembly of 1920, writes AFP. A month after the arrest of Istanbul's mayor and opposition leader Ekrem Imamogl, a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, chairman of Imamoglu's Republican People's Party (CHP)…

The Ankara Governor’s Office announced that the CHP’s request for a march from the 1st Turkish Grand National Assembly building to Anıtkabir due to April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day was rejected. The decision was cited as ‘heavy traffic load on the route’. In a written statement made by the Governor’s Office, “With its application dated April 22, 2025, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ankara Provincial Presidency requested th…

The Ankara Governor's Office rejected the CHP's request for a march from the 1st Grand National Assembly of Turkey to Anıtkabir, which they wanted to organize as part of the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day. The Governor's Office put forward reasons such as the historical area being open to visitors and traffic congestion.

A statement came from the Ankara Governorate and the Ministry of Interior regarding the request of the CHP Ankara Provincial Presidency to make a statement before the First Grand National Assembly on April 23 on the occasion of the National Sovereignty and Children's Day. The Governorate draws attention to the Law on Meetings and Demonstration Marches No. 2911, noting that the request for activities of a rally nature is considered inappropriate …

The Ankara Governorate reported that the event announced by the CHP in front of the 1st Parliament tomorrow was not considered appropriate.