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Turkish riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday to storm the Ankara headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP), enforcing a court order removing party leader Özgür Özel and reinstating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Turkish riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday to storm the Ankara headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP), enforcing a court order removing party leader Özgür Özel and reinstating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

An appeals court ruled on Thursday that Özel's November 2023 election as CHP chairman was an "absolute nullity" due to irregularities, suspending him and the party's executive board and naming the former chairman interim leader.

An appeals court ruled on Thursday that Özel's November 2023 election as CHP chairman was an "absolute nullity" due to irregularities, suspending him and the party's executive board and naming the former chairman interim leader.

Özel tore up an evacuation notice before leaving the building and then led hundreds of supporters on a march of roughly 8 kilometers to the Turkish parliament, where he said the CHP's new headquarters would be located.

Özel tore up an evacuation notice before leaving the building and then led hundreds of supporters on a march of roughly 8 kilometers to the Turkish parliament, where he said the CHP's new headquarters would be located.

Kılıçdaroğlu's lawyer, Celal Celik, submitted a petition to Ankara police requesting the handover of the headquarters after Özel's supporters barricaded the building and blocked entry. The Ankara governor's office approved the request.

Kılıçdaroğlu's lawyer, Celal Celik, submitted a petition to Ankara police requesting the handover of the headquarters after Özel's supporters barricaded the building and blocked entry. The Ankara governor's office approved the request.

Human Rights Watch said Erdoğan was undermining Turkish democracy through "abusive tactics" against the CHP, calling the court ruling "the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Turkey."

Human Rights Watch said Erdoğan was undermining Turkish democracy through "abusive tactics" against the CHP, calling the court ruling "the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Turkey."

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, Erdoğan's main political rival and a CHP member, has been in prison since March 2025 for corruption. The next presidential election is set for 2028, but Erdoğan retains the power to call an early vote.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, Erdoğan's main political rival and a CHP member, has been in prison since March 2025 for corruption. The next presidential election is set for 2028, but Erdoğan retains the power to call an early vote.

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Turkish riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets on May 24 to storm the Ankara headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP), enforcing a court order removing party leader Özgür Özel and reinstating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Turkish riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets on May 24 to storm the Ankara headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP), enforcing a court order removing party leader Özgür Özel and reinstating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Özel tore up an evacuation notice before leaving the building and then led hundreds of supporters on a march of roughly 8 kilometers to the Turkish parliament, where he said the CHP's new headquarters would be.

Özel tore up an evacuation notice before leaving the building and then led hundreds of supporters on a march of roughly 8 kilometers to the Turkish parliament, where he said the CHP's new headquarters would be.

Turkey's democracy is being dismantled in plain sight — courts stripped the CHP of its legitimate leader, police stormed opposition headquarters, and Istanbul's mayor faces nearly 1,900 years in prison on charges widely seen as politically driven. Western allies stay silent while Erdoğan consolidates authoritarian control. NATO membership is functioning as a shield against the same accountability applied to figures like Putin or Maduro.

Turkey's democracy is being dismantled in plain sight — courts stripped the CHP of its legitimate leader, police stormed opposition headquarters, and Istanbul's mayor faces nearly 1,900 years in prison on charges widely seen as politically driven. Western allies stay silent while Erdoğan consolidates authoritarian control. NATO membership is functioning as a shield against the same accountability applied to figures like Putin or Maduro.

Abdülhamit Bilici

The CHP spent years promising to fight corruption, then turned around and defended an Istanbul mayor facing serious bribery charges while silencing pro-accountability voices within its own ranks. The court ruling removing Özel wasn't a political hit job — it was a legal correction to a leadership installed through a congress now deemed absolutely null. Voters deserve better than an opposition that abandoned its own anti-corruption platform the moment the accused wore their jersey.

The CHP spent years promising to fight corruption, then turned around and defended an Istanbul mayor facing serious bribery charges while silencing pro-accountability voices within its own ranks. The court ruling removing Özel wasn't a political hit job — it was a legal correction to a leadership installed through a congress now deemed absolutely null. Voters deserve better than an opposition that abandoned its own anti-corruption platform the moment the accused wore their jersey.

Nedim Şener

There is a 40% chance that snap presidential elections will be held in Turkey before the regularly scheduled May 2028 election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 40% chance that snap presidential elections will be held in Turkey before the regularly scheduled May 2028 election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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Turkey's democracy is being dismantled in plain sight — courts stripped the CHP of its legitimate leader, police stormed opposition headquarters, and Istanbul's mayor faces nearly 1,900 years in prison on charges widely considered politically driven. Western allies stay silent while Erdoğan consolidates authoritarian control. NATO membership is functioning as a shield against the same accountability applied to figures like Putin or Maduro.

Turkey's democracy is being dismantled in plain sight — courts stripped the CHP of its legitimate leader, police stormed opposition headquarters, and Istanbul's mayor faces nearly 1,900 years in prison on charges widely considered politically driven. Western allies stay silent while Erdoğan consolidates authoritarian control. NATO membership is functioning as a shield against the same accountability applied to figures like Putin or Maduro.

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