Turkish opposition leader to create breakaway party to take on Erdoğan

Move by Özgür Özel could threaten longtime Turkish leader at next election scheduled for 2028

Deposed Turkish opposition leader plans new party

Ozgur Ozel hopes to launch new main opposition after court removed him as leader of the CHP.

Ousted Turkey opposition leader plans to create a new party

Turkey's main opposition CHP faces a potentially historic rupture after months of infighting over its leadership.

Turkey's main opposition splits as Ozgur Ozel launches new party

Turkey's opposition leader Ozgur Ozel announced his departure from the Republican People's Party. He and his allies are forming a new political party after a court ruling. This move follows a court decision that reinstated former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Ozel stated the new party marks a hopeful new beginning for opposition politics. The split could potentially strengthen President Erdogan's long-standing grip on power.

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Turkey's main opposition leader Ozel announces intentions to resign, form new party

The Republican People's Party, known by its Turkish-language acronym CHP, was founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and is the main opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey’s opposition leader to form new party to challenge Erdogan

Turkey’s opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, said on Tuesday he will resign from the main opposition party and form a new one, amid a nearly two-year long legal crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents. The move, which was expected, poses the latest challenge for the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP), which modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal […]

Ousted main opposition leader says he is establishing new party

Özgür Özel, the ousted leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced Tuesday that he and his allies are founding a new political party following a court ruling that removed him from CHP leadership and reinstated his predecessor, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Turkish Minute reported. Speaking at what he described as his final CHP parliamentary […] The post Ousted main opposition leader says he is establishing new party appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

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Turkish main opposition CHP formally divided as Özel resigns

Opposition lawmaker Özgür Özel on Tuesday delivered what he described as his final address from the Republican People's Party (CHP) parliamentary group, announcing his new pol...