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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, also referred to by his initials KK, is a Turkish politician who served as the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) from 2010 to 2023. He was Leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey between 2010 and 2023. He served as a member of parliament for Istanbul's second electoral district from 2002 to 2015, and as an MP for İzmir's second electoral district from 2015 to 2023.
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Turkey is a member of the Western alliance and NATO, and Putin also knows this well. Turkey must comply with decisions taken by NATO.
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“The full membership to the EU is a common objective of all six opposition leaders. We are going to implement our democratic reforms without waiting for the EU to open negotiation chapters. We will bring all the democratic rules to our country.”
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“Turkey is a member of the Western alliance and NATO, and Putin also knows this well. Turkey must comply with decisions taken by NATO.”
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“Academics who express their opinions have been detained one by one on instructions given by a so-called dictator.”
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 17 Ağustos 2026 tarihinde paylaşılan videoda, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’nun Hacı Bektaş Veli anmasına katıldığı anları gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Haberler.com: Mustafa Bilici, who switched from the Gelecek Party to the AK Party: I regret supporting Kılıçdaroğlu
Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 27 Haziran 2026 tarihinde paylaşılan videoda, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’na karşı yapılan protestoyu gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 31 Mayıs 2026’da yapılan paylaşımda, videonun Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’nun bir mitingini gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Public attention spiked: 15,168 Wikipedia readers in one day, 44.5× the usual 341, with 72 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-31045-01 (talk) to last revision by Mavreju
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir X hesabı tarafından 24 Ağustos 2025’te paylaşılan fotoğrafın 1969 yılında Abdullah Gül ile Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’nu gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Instagram hesabının 10 Mayıs 2023’te paylaştığı gazete kupürünün Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’nun SSK’yı dolandırdığını gösterdiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Doğruluk Payı rated the claim “Bir Instagram hesabı tarafından 8 Mart 2023’te paylaşılan gönderide Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’nun 13. Cumhurbaşkanı adayı olmasının ardından CHP Genel Başkanlığı görevinden istifa ettiği iddia edildi.” Yanlış.
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Campaign: 2023 presidential election.
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Campaign: 2019 municipal election.
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Kılıçdaroğlu and Akşener continued their parties' cooperation in the 2019 municipal election, capturing the mayoralties of Istanbul and Ankara from the AKP after a quarter of a century of control by Islamist parties
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2018–2023).
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Claimed: “Biz … dünyanın en eski dört partisinden biriyiz.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Geçen hafta Meclis'te, bir haftada 100'ün üstünde kanun çıktı. Niye kimsenin haberi olmadı? Kavga olmadı, dövüş olmadı.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Ahead of the referendum, Kılıçdaroğlu flashed the greywolf sign, used by nationalists
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Claimed: “Cumhuriyet tarihinde ilk kez işsiz sayısı çalışan işçi sayısını geçti.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Tüketici kredisi, banka kredi kartı borç batağıdır. Borç batağındaki vatandaş sayımız 5 milyon” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Yılbaşından 9 Mart’a kadar Türk Lirası’ndaki devalüasyon yüzde 11,4. Türkiye’den daha büyük kaybı olan bir ülke yok” — rated Kısmen Doğruluk Payı Vardır by Doğruluk Payı.
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Claimed: “Boşanma oranındaki yüzde, doğum oranını geçti.” — rated Doğruluk Payı Yoktur by Doğruluk Payı.
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[the Constitutional Court] said 'Elections are canceled if there is no seal on ballot papers or envelopes
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Xinjiang University (2013).
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Career landmark: vice president (2012–2014).
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Campaign: 2011 general election.
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While some journalists have denoted his Alevi identity, Kılıçdaroğlu refrained from making statements about his religious beliefs for a long time, and in July 2011, he reaffirmed his Alevi identity but refused to delve into ethnic and religious politics.
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Kılıçdaroğlu announced his candidacy and was unanimously elected as the leader of the CHP
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Career landmark: chairperson (2010–2023).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Main Opposition of Turkey (2010–2023).
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Career landmark: member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2002–2023).
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And tried to enter politics from within Bülent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party (DSP)
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Kılıçdaroğlu was named "Civil Servant of the Year" by the weekly periodical Ekonomik Trend
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Was appointed director-general of the Social Insurance Institution (Turkish: Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu, abbreviated SSK), tasked with fixing ongoing budget issues
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Kılıçdaroğlu became director-general of the Social Security Organization for Artisans and Self-Employed (Bağ-Kur)
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Was appointed deputy director general of the Revenues Department in the same ministry
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Kılıçdaroğlu married his cousin, former journalist Selvi Gündüz, in 1974.
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Born 1948-12-17.
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