ANKARA: A Turkish court is expected to announce a verdict on Friday that could lead to the removal of the main opposition party leader Ozgur Ozel, in a case seen as a test of the country’s shaky balance between democracy and autocracy.If the court annuls the outcome of proceedings in a 2023 annual congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), that would mean the ouster of Ozel, 51, its combative leader.Ozel has risen to prominence since the March detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his party’s presidential candidate and the main political rival of President Tayyip Erdogan.The centri

ANKARA: A Turkish court is expected to announce a verdict on Friday that could lead to the removal of the main opposition party leader Ozgur Ozel, in a case seen as a test of the…

Case seen as test of judicial independence amid crackdown on opposition members including 2028 presidential candidate.