US EditionTurkish opposition party reelects chairman following arrest of Istanbul mayor
- Ozgur Ozel has been re-elected as leader of Turkiye's main opposition Republican People's Party during a convention in Ankara, where he received support from 1,171 delegates.
- Ozel pledged to fight for the release of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is facing corruption charges, asserting that Imamoglu represents a significant political threat to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- The arrest of Imamoglu has led to nationwide protests against the government, which Ozel described as a significant movement of dissent.
- Protests erupted in Istanbul and other cities after Imamoglu's arrest, and Ozel urged CHP members to remain united in their political struggle.
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Turkish opposition leader calls for 'immediate elections' to defeat Erdogan
[Istanbul - Watanabe Kana, Sinan Tauvsan] On the 9th, Ozer, leader of Turkey's largest opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), responded to an interview with the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. He reiterated his claim that the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu (currently suspended from office), who is also a member of the CHP, is unjust, and called for a presidential election to be held by 2026 at the latest, to ask the people for their opi…
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Turkey opposition to fight Erdogan 'until the end': leader tells AFP
The Turkish opposition will fight "until the end" against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the leader of the opposition CHP party told AFP in an interview Wednesday, accusing the head of state of staging a "coup" with the arrest of Istanbul's…
In Turkey, opposition leader says he wants to fight Recep Tayyip Erdogan "to the end"
According to Özgür Özel, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP, Social Democrat), a petition launched by his camp has already collected 7.2 million signatures across the country of 85 million people. "We are going to impose on Erdogan the biggest vote of distrust in history," he says.
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