ANKARA: More than 250 Turkish writers have signed a joint statement condemning what they described as “undemocratic practices” after a court overturned the main opposition party’s 2023 primary, removing its elected leader. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been thrown into turmoil since a May 21 court ruling reinstated former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in a move critics say is politically motivated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to weaken the opposition.

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…

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

ANKARA: More than 250 Turkish writers have signed a joint statement condemning what they described as “undemocratic practices” after a court overturned the main opposition party’s…

A court ruling targeting the CHP shows how Turkey's institutions now serve power rather than democratic change.