Turkish Police Storm Opposition Party HQ
Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets as the court order returned control to Kemal Kilicdaroglu and deepened the CHP leadership standoff.
- On Sunday, Turkish riot police used tear gas to force their way into the CHP headquarters in Ankara, evicting the leadership of Ozgur Ozel following a court-ordered dismissal.
- A court ruling issued Thursday annulled the 2023 victory of Ozel, reinstating former CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu and citing irregularities in the party congress.
- Human Rights Watch warned on Saturday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government uses "abusive tactics," calling the court order "the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights" in Turkey.
- Forced from the building, Ozel vowed to resist, stating "The Republican People's Party will from now be on the streets or in the squares" as he marched toward parliament surrounded by supporters.
- Analysts suggest the ruling could prolong President Tayyip Erdogan's 23-year rule, while the political crisis raises the likelihood of early elections before the next scheduled vote in 2028.
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Ankara. Turkish riot police launched tear gas and entered yesterday by force into the headquarters of the main opposition party, the People’s Republican (CHP), to evict its dismissed leaders, after a court dismissed Özgür Özel, by nullifying the results of the congress at which he was elected in 2023, and alleging irregularities, which aggravated the crisis within Turkish democracy and caused thousands of people to march in Istanbul and Ankara.
Turkish Police Raid Main Opposition Party HQ to Eject Leadership
Turkish riot police entered the headquarters of the main opposition CHP in Ankara on Sunday, to enforce a controversial court ruling that removed party leader Ozgur Ozel and reinstated former chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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