Rival Leaders of Turkey’s Main Opposition Party Call Competing Meetings
Ozel and Kilicdaroglu held separate meetings as a court ruling deepened the CHP crisis, with 138 lawmakers backing Ozel after the annulment.
- On Tuesday, ousted leader Ozgur Ozel urged lawmakers to resist a court-ordered leadership change, while newly reinstated Kemal Kilicdaroglu pledged at a rival meeting to "cleanse the party of dirt," deepening the opposition crisis.
- A Turkish court last month annulled the Republican People's 2023 congress citing irregularities, reinstating Kemal Kilicdaroglu as leader and sparking concerns about the rule of law in NATO-member Turkey.
- The CHP has 138 deputies in the 600-seat assembly, where two-thirds voted to make Ozel head of its parliamentary group, while the ousted leadership denies graft allegations, calling them a politically motivated "coup."
- Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas called on Kilicdaroglu "to act with common sense," yet the leaders held separate meetings today in Ankara after both originally planned to address the weekly party gathering.
- Analysts warn the internal strife could boost President Tayyip Erdogan's prospects for extending his more than two-decade rule, even as voters like Cavit Soydas in Tekke urge the opposition to "fight through every possible legal means.
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With the help of the judiciary, the Turkish leadership wanted to sow discord in the opposition party CHP. But now there is more and more resistance in the country against Erdoğan's master plan. And the deposed CHP leader Özgür Özel achieved a first victory.
"We are under attack from four directions. From 25% we reached 38% and became the first party after 47 years, and since then we have been under constant pressure," said Özel.
The new opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, appointed by the judiciary, wanted to go to parliament on Tuesday. Just like Özgür Özel, the elected opposition leader. How the Turkish opposition struggles to survive.
Turkey opposition crisis deepens as rival CHP leaders hold duelling meetings
Rival leaders of Turkey’s main opposition party call competing meetings
The arch-rival leaders of Turkey’s main opposition – one of them elected and the other controversially court-appointed – both announced plans to address party lawmakers at competing meetings on Tuesday, in a stand-off that could deepen a crisis among President Tayyip Erdogan’s challengers. A Turkish court last month annulled the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2023 congress that elected Ozgur Ozel as chairman, citing irregularities. It also re…
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