Turkish opposition fights court ousting of leaders in ruling boosting Erdogan
Key takeaways
- Paul Kirby Europe digital editor AFP via Getty Images.
- The appeal court declared the 2023 leadership election in Özel's Republican People's Party (CHP) null and void, prompting thousands of demonstrators to gather outside party headquarters in Ankara.
- "We are experiencing a dark day for Turkish democracy," said Özel, who vowed to challenge the ruling in the courts and with Turkey's supreme election council (YSK).
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Paul Kirby Europe digital editor AFP via Getty Images. The leader of the main opposition Özgür Özel accused Turkey's leaders of a "judicial coup"Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel has vowed to fight a court ruling removing him and fellow party leaders, in the latest legal move that helps cement President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power.
The appeal court declared the 2023 leadership election in Özel's Republican People's Party (CHP) null and void, prompting thousands of demonstrators to gather outside party headquarters in Ankara.
"We are experiencing a dark day for Turkish democracy," said Özel, who vowed to challenge the ruling in the courts and with Turkey's supreme election council (YSK).