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Tens of thousands protest against legal crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party
Tens of thousands rallied in Ankara to oppose a court case challenging the opposition CHP's leadership amid a year-long crackdown on party members, organizers said.
- At least 50,000 people protested in Ankara against a legal case that could oust the leadership of Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, on September 14, 2025.
- The protest took place at Tandogan Square, showing defiance before a key court hearing about the party's leadership.
- CHP leader Ozel stated the crowd gathered to "stand against the coup" against the party.
- If the court finds violations, it could nullify all decisions made by the party's current leadership since the congress.
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Thousands protest in Ankara ahead of court decision on party leader
Thousands of people on Sunday protested in Turkish capital Ankara against a court case that could reshape the main opposition party after a year of legal battles over the arrest of opposition party members. On Monday the court will decide whether it will invalidate the 2023 congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and oust its leader, Özgür Özel, following allegations of procedural irregularities. The CHP is Türkiye’s oldest and biggest o…
A court in Ankara this Monday opened a hearing on an alleged vote-buying that could destabilize the leadership of Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, which faces a growing series of legal challenges. On the eve of the trial, huge crowds of protesters gathered in Tandogan Square in Ankara in a big show of defiance of what the CHP has termed a “political coup.” Critics claim that the vote-buying case is a politically motivated attempt to unde…
A court in Ankara postponed on Monday to 24 October its decision on a possible dismissal for "fraud" of the leadership of the main Turkish opposition party, found a journalist of the AFP. ...
The trial of the Turkish Social Democratic Party CHP, the leader of the opposition, for alleged irregularities in the election of its leadership, in which the formation sees a political attack by the government
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Arrests, demonstrations and trials - in Turkey the largest opposition party is in turmoil. Now the leader of the party could be deposed. This would have far-reaching consequences.
In Ankara, the head of the largest Turkish opposition party is on trial. According to experts, the outcome of the trial is indicative of the future of the country in which elections could no longer play a role in the future.
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