Turkish deputy PM urges opposition leader to resign

Turkish government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ called on the head of the main opposition party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to resign from his party's leadership over allegations aimed at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

"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 Bozdağ at a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday.

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

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

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