Turkish riot police enter opposition headquarters to evict ousted leaders - Reuters

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On May 24, 2026, Turkish police raided the Ankara headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), using tear gas and rubber bullets to end a three-day standoff involving supporters and officials backing ousted party leader Özgür Özel. The police action followed a court ruling that nullified Özel’s 2023 election as party chair and reinstated his predecessor, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Supporters had barricaded the premises, resisting with fire extinguishers, but the police quickly overwhelmed them. Özel, still a lawmaker despite the court decision, vowed to reclaim leadership and rebuild the party alongside hundreds of supporters who marched with him to Parliament.

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said. An appeals court on Thursday ousted Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel, annulling the results of the CHP congress where he was elected in 2023, citing irregularities. The court reinstated in his place former CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who lost to President Tayyip Erdogan in a national election that year.

Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said. An appeals court on Thursday ousted Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel, annulling the results of the CHP congress where he was elected in 2023, citing irregularities. The court reinstated in his place former CHP chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who lost to President Tayyip Erdogan in a national election that year. Ozel called on Saturday for a new party congress to be held as soon as possible while Kilicdaroglu has said that a congress would be held at an “appropriate” time. The ousted CHP leadership under Ozel has condemned the court ruling as a “judicial coup” and Ozel promised to fight it through legal appeals and to remain “day and night” in the party’s Ankara headquarters.