CHP leadership crisis in Turkey: Court reinstates Kılıçdaroğlu, police raid headquarters (defence24.com)
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- Appeals court invalidates Özel's election, restores Kılıçdaroğlu
- Police use tear gas on CHP activists during headquarters raid
- Crisis weakens opposition as Turkey faces potential early elections
"A Turkish appeals court annulled Özgür Özel's election as CHP leader and reinstated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Police stormed the CHP headquarters in Ankara using tear gas and rubber bullets. Özel called it a judicial coup. The crisis weakens the only credible opposition to President Erdoğan and risks deepening political polarization ahead of possible early elections."
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#Turkish judiciary pressure
#Erdoğan political survival
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