US EditionTens 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 court case that could oust the leadership of Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, according to organizers and AFP correspondents.
- The protest occurred ahead of a key court hearing regarding alleged procedural irregularities and vote-rigging at the CHP's 2023 congress.
- CHP leader Ozgur Ozel described the situation as a judicial coup aimed at undermining the party and stated, 'This case is political. What's being done is a coup,' referring to judicial actions against the party.
- In a letter read at the rally, imprisoned Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu stated that the government is trying to sideline legitimate rivals ahead of the next election.
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