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Turkish police evict ousted CHP leaders from party HQ
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- Police forced their way into the opposition party's headquarters, ending a standoff between ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel and supporters of court-appointed Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
- The move followed a court ruling on Thursday that nullified the 2023 election of Ozgur Ozel as chairperson of the Republican People's Party, known as the CHP.
- The court suspended Ozel and members of the party's executive board and temporarily reinstated former chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Police forced their way into the opposition party's headquarters, ending a standoff between ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel and supporters of court-appointed Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EG5QPolice broke through a makeshift barricade amid clouds of smoke Image: Efekan Akyuz/REUTERSAdvertisement Turkish riot police on Sunday forced their way into the headquarters of Turkey's main opposition party, using tear gas and rubber bullets to evict its ousted leadership in Ankara.
The move followed a court ruling on Thursday that nullified the 2023 election of Ozgur Ozel as chairperson of the Republican People's Party, known as the CHP.
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