Özgür Özel, center, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), sits beside an empty chair reserved for imprisoned Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during an extraordinary party congress in Ankara on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Adem Altan/AFP)
The collapse of Turkey’s main opposition party has unfolded in several acts over the past year. The latest developments may mark its definitive downfall. On Tuesday, former Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman Özgür Özel announced before Parliament his intention to found a new political group. According to him, it would become “by far” the country’s leading opposition force against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been in power for more than two decades. Some context Turkey detains dozens in CHP-run Ankara district amid opposition crackdown “Today I am speaking with a different mindset, with the sadness of a farewell. We are at a historic turning point,” the 51-year-old opposition figure declared solemnly. Elected CHP leader in 2023, he was ousted from the post in May following a...
The collapse of Turkey’s main opposition party has unfolded in several acts over the past year. The latest developments may mark its definitive downfall. On Tuesday, former Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman Özgür Özel announced before Parliament his intention to found a new political group. According to him, it would become “by far” the country’s leading opposition force against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been in power for more than two decades. Some context Turkey detains dozens in CHP-run Ankara district amid opposition crackdown “Today I am speaking with a different mindset, with the sadness of a farewell. We are at a historic turning point,” the 51-year-old opposition figure declared solemnly. Elected CHP leader in 2023, he was ousted from the post in...
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