Ruling, opposition parties resume Eid diplomacy
Political parties exchanged traditional Eid al-Adha visits on May 28 in Ankara, with ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) meeting for the first time in three holiday periods.
Delegations from the two parties met at the AKP headquarters in Ankara as part of the traditional interparty holiday visits held during major religious holidays in Türkiye.
The CHP suspended holiday visits with the ruling party following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu last year, a move that escalated tensions between the government and the opposition. Since then, the parties had skipped reciprocal visits during three consecutive religious holidays.
Resumption of the exchanges came amid struggle for control of the CHP following last week’s court ruling overturning the party’s 2023 leadership election. The decision removed Özgür Özel from the chairmanship and restored Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
