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Court Annuls Istanbul Congress of Turkey’s Main Opposition Party, Dismisses Leadership
The court's annulment led to dismissal of key Istanbul CHP administrators amid accusations of political motives, with the party planning to appeal the ruling, escalating tensions.
- On September 2, 2023, a Turkish court invalidated the 2023 Istanbul provincial congress of the main opposition CHP, leading to the removal of its leadership and the appointment of interim administrators.
- The court decision followed a legal challenge alleging procedural irregularities at the congress held on October 8, 2023, with a similar case pending in Ankara.
- The ruling removed İstanbul chair Özgür Çelik and other provincial administrators, who were replaced by an interim committee headed by former chairman Gursel Tekin.
- Following the ruling, the BIST100 stock index fell over 5% before recovering to close 3.57% down at 10,877 points, while CHP leader Özgür Özel vowed to appeal the decision.
- The ruling intensified political tensions amid a crackdown on CHP-controlled municipalities and raised questions about the party’s future leadership and electoral influence.
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Turkish court annuls CHP Istanbul provincial congress, removes chairman
In Turkey, a court has deposed leading politicians of the Turkish opposition party CHP in Istanbul, including Istanbul CHP leader Celik. The party announced that it will defend itself legally.
This is another blow for the first Turkish opposition party, the People's Republican Party (CPC), whose tens of members and fifteen mayors have been imprisoned in recent months – starting with Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. On Tuesday, 2 September, a court annulled the results of the party's last congress in the Turkish megapolis in 2023, leading to the dismissal of the entire elected leadership of the CHC in Istanbul. A decision that makes the …
The Turkish opposition is facing another wave of sanctions over alleged corruption. Police arrested seven Republican People's Party (CHP) workers in raids on Wednesday. In addition, a court annulled the results of the CHP's 2023 provincial congress and dismissed the party's Istanbul branch chairman and nearly two hundred others. According to AFP, the aim is to remove the chairman of the country's largest opposition party, Özgür Özel.
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