Türkiye: Court Removes Leadership of Main Opposition Party

Click to expand Image Özgür Özel addresses supporters outside the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara after a court decision to remove him as party leader, May 21, 2026. © 2026 Necati Savas/EPA/Shutterstock (Istanbul, May 22, 2026) – A court decision ordering the removal of the party chair and leadership of Türkiye’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), is the latest deeply damaging blow to the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Türkiye, Human Ri