Ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel’s planned new party is not expected to initially seek transfers from Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayors in order to avoid creating divisions in local administrations, according to the media.

Özgür Özel, the leader of the main opposition, has announced his “timely but sad departure” from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) to form a new political party with a group of…

Former main opposition CHP Chair Özgür Özel gambles with his political future after declaring a split with the CHP, while the party’s mayors seem...