US EditionTurkish court dismisses case seeking to oust opposition leader
- On Friday, an Ankara court dismissed a case seeking to unseat Republican People's Party leader Ozgur Ozel, ending a high-profile legal challenge over the 2023 CHP 38th Ordinary Congress.
- The lawsuit alleged vote-buying and procedural irregularities at the Republican People's Party 2023 congress, brought by a former CHP member, plaintiff earlier this year seeking to invalidate the results.
- The court ruled that the Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance rejected the case for lack of active standing and mootness after the CHP leadership fresh vote.
- Stocks and the currency rallied as Turkey's Borsa Istanbul index rose 3.4% and the lira strengthened, easing tensions and boosting Turkish assets while averting potential disarray that could have aided President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Ahead of next steps, the Party Assembly has scheduled the 39th Ordinary Congress for November 28, 2025, at the Ankara Arena Sports Hall, amid a year-long crackdown that left over 500 detained.
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Court clears Turkiye opposition leader
ANKARA: Turkiye’s embattled main opposition CHP, which faces a string of legal challenges, won some respite on Friday when an Ankara court threw out a lawsuit that could have ousted its leadership. The case, which centred on alleged vote buying at its 2023 leadership primary, is one of a growing number of prosecutions targeting the Republican People’s Party (CHP) that critics say are politically motivated. The lawsuit sought to overturn the re…
On Friday, a court in Ankara dismissed a case against the head of the main opposition party in Turkey. Hours before, an investigation was initiated for espionage against the deposed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu.
A Turkish court dismissed the lawsuit against opposition leader Özgür Özel for alleged irregularities at the CHP party congress in 2023. There was no substance in the lawsuit. Critics suspected a campaign orchestrated by Erdogan's government. The politically explosive case had kept the party and the country in mind for months. Özel had threatened the loss of his party presidency when the party congress had been declared invalid.The court now rul…
The largest opposition party in Turkey, the CHP, has experienced the arrest of hundreds of its members, but in a trial it can now breathe - at least for the time being.
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