It escalates tensions between the opposition and the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Opposition candidate Ozgur Ozel vows to rebuild the party; Next presidential election isn't due until 2028, but Erdogan can call for an early vote

Ankara court overturns results of leadership election won by Republican People's Party head Ozgur Ozel.

By Canan Sevgili and Mirac DereliMay 22 (Reuters) - A Turkish court annulled the main opposition party's 2023 congress, effectively ousting its leader Ozgur Ozel, in a ruling that…

ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) - Turkish police detained 13 people under an investigation into a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), state media said…

Turkish police detained 13 people under an investigation into a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), state media said on Saturday, after a court…

ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ordered police to evict the leadership of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) from their headquarters on Sunday,…

ANKARA: Turkish authorities ordered police to evict the leadership of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) from their headquarters on Sunday, enforcing a court…

ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a…

It was a violent end to a standoff that had been going on for several hours between members of the Republican Peoples’ Party, or CHP, and its new court-appointed leadership.

Many observers have said the legal cases against the CHP — mostly centered on corruption allegations — are aimed at neutralizing the party ahead of the next election.

Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd of party supporters and officials gathered outside the…

Hundreds of Turkish riot police stormed the Ankara headquarters of the country's main political opposition to remove the party's ousted leader, who was dismissed by a court order…

Officers used tear gas inside the CHP building in Ankara to enforce a controversial judicial decision reinstating former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The intrusion has sparked…

Ozgur Ozel's election as head of Republican People's Party had been annulled by court last week

Court ruling ousting CHP leader Ozgur Ozel sparks clashes in Ankara, with tear gas fired inside party headquarters as supporters march toward parliament and decry a 'judicial coup'

Police forced their way into the opposition party's headquarters, ending a standoff between ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel and supporters of court-appointed Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

La police anti-émeute turque a pris d'assaut le siège du principal parti d'opposition, le CHP, tirant des gaz lacrymogènes et des balles en caoutchouc sur les sympathisants et les…

Hundreds of Turkish riot police firing teargas forced their way into the Ankara headquarters of the country's main opposition party on Sunday, days after a court had dismissed its…

Police stormed the offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing rubber bullets and tear gas in a bid to evict ousted leader Ozgur Ozel.

The raid marks the end of a three-day stand-off between members of the opposition CHP party and police.

Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for…