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Republican People’s Party or (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel gestures to party members during his speech during a CHP convention, in Ankara, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
July 21, 2026, 7:46 pm
Turkey’s ousted opposition leader says he is forming new party to take on Erdogan
Ozgur Ozel, who was forced out of post by controversial May court ruling, says he’s leaving CHP for ‘new beginning,’ as weakened opposition looks to battle Erdogan’s grip on power
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish riot police standing guard outside the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara, on May 24, 2026. (Adem Altan/AFP)
May 24, 2026, 4:04 pm
Turkish police storm opposition party’s offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets
CHP chair Ozgur Ozel was ousted by an appeals court that many say was aimed at neutralizing the party ahead of the next election
By CINAR KIPER
Thousands of supporters surround the new Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu from Turkey's main opposition opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), as he makes a speech from the top of his campaign bus after taking office, in Istanbul, June 27, 2019. (BULENT KILIC / AFP)
June 27, 2019, 9:07 pm
Huge crowd cheers Istanbul mayor inauguration
Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu wins re-run of mayoral vote in landslide victory seen as blow to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkey's main opposition party CHP candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, who claimed victory as Istanbul mayor, speaks during a press conference in Istanbul on April 3, 2019. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
April 3, 2019, 3:15 pm
Recount ordered in Istanbul local election
President Erdogan’s ruling party had challenged results after losing mayoralty race by a fraction
By AFP
Supporters of the Republican People's Party, CHP, wave Turkish flags, and one with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, right, as they celebrate after preliminary results of the local elections were announced in Ankara, Turkey, April 1, 2019. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
April 1, 2019, 12:20 pm
Erdogan sees win in local votes, but loses mayoralty of Turkey’s capital
Main opposition wins top post in Ankara, ending a 25-year run for the president’s Justice and Development Party, which maintains hold on majority of city’s 25 districts
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Illustrative photo of people shouting slogans as they carry a flag on a street near the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge during clashes with military forces in Istanbul, July 15, 2016. (GURCAN OZTURK/AFP)
July 18, 2018, 11:15 am
After two-year purge, Turkey to end state of emergency
But opposition lawmakers say new bill will formally give authorities many of the special powers granted after 2016 attempted coup
By Stuart Williams
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