Court ruling removes current CHP leader Ozgur Ozel and reinstates former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Court ruling removes current CHP leader Ozgur Ozel and reinstates former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Ozgur Ozel of the Republican People's Party (CHP) speaks during a protest marking one year since the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul on 18 March 2026 (Yasin Akgul/AFP)
Published date: 21 May 2026 16:53 BST
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