CHP

British

abbreviation

Also called: cogeneration. Combined Heat and Power: the production of both heat and electricity from the same device or power plant

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Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash, the CHP said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Last year, similar scenes took place in Istanbul, when the courts named an administrator to take charge of the regional CHP offices.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Hundreds of Turkish riot police using teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the main CHP opposition party on Sunday after a court dismissed its leadership, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

BBC Turkish correspondent Ayşe Sayin said the ruling came as a shock at CHP headquarters, with some members moved to tears.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

During the course of the litigation, the CHP produced data that showed African Americans were twice as likely, and Latinos three times as likely, to be stopped and searched by its officers as were whites.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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