Turkey’s politicians and party leaders are preparing to spend their New Year’s holidays in a variety of different locations.
President Abdullah Gül will enter the new year in Istanbul while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be in his hometown of Güneysu in the Black Sea province of Rize.
Republican People’s Party, or CHP, chief Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, meanwhile, will begin 2011 in Soma in the Aegean province of Manisa with coal workers. Kılıçdaroğlu is expected to depart for Soma on Friday.
Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, head Devlet Bahçeli will be at his home in Ankara while pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, or BDP, co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş will be with his family in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
Democrat Party, or DP, leader Hüsamettin Cindoruk and Democratic Left Party, or DSP, leader Masum Türker will both be at their homes in Istanbul.
Among the leaders who will enter 2011 in the capital are Great Union Party, or BBP, leader Yalçın Topçu, Felicity Party, or SP, leader Necmettin Erbakan and Turkey Party, or TP, leader Abdüllatif Şener.
Numan Kurtulmuş, leader of the People’s Voice Party, or HSP, will be in Istanbul where he will be the guest on various television programs on New Year’s Eve.
Former President Süleyman Demirel will ring in the new year at his home on Güniz Street in Ankara.
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