ANKARA: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP was thrown into fresh disarray Saturday as court-installed leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu made his first visit to party headquarters since a controversial court ruling scrapped a 2023 party primary. Ozgur Ozel, the CHP leader ousted by the May 21 decision, called for an urgent congress, telling thousands at an Ankara rally that the party “cannot be run by an appointed leader.” Ozel has emerged as a leading opposition figure following last year’s jailing of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The top figures in Turkey's main opposition party differ on how to resolve the leadership vacuum after a court annulled its 2023 primary. One wants the party delegates to pick a…

A leadership dispute within the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is intensifying as ousted chairman Özgür Özel insists there is no legal barrier to holding a new…

Pressure grows on ousted Özgür Özel and jailed ex-mayor Imamoğlu as Türkiye’s main opposition party remains divided over disciplinary action,...

Rival factions within the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) traded fresh accusations on May 30 as competing gatherings deepening divisions after a court ruling…

Turkey's main opposition CHP was thrown into fresh disarray Saturday as court-installed leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu made his first visit to party headquarters since a controversial…

ANKARA: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP was thrown into fresh disarray Saturday as court-installed leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu made his first visit to party headquarters since a…

The opposition party and its supporters say a court ruling that ousted Ozgur Ozel is politically motivated to ensure he can't challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the 2028…

ANKARA: Turkiye’s main opposition CHP was thrown into fresh disarray on Saturday as court-installed leader Kemal...