Turkey's main opposition party is in chaos following a court ruling which removed current CHP leader Özgür Özel and put the former leader Kemal Kılıcdaroğlu in charge.
— Pacific Wire (@ChynoNews) May 21, 2026
The move has divided the party, at CHP headquarters footage shows a picture of Kılıcdaroğlu being covered by a… pic.twitter.com/3UeYvabOWp
📌 A Turkish court’s decision today to annul the CHP’s 2023 party congress, that brought Özgür Özel to the leadership after the 2023 elections is part of a broader authoritarian restructuring in Turkey.
— Seren Selvin Korkmaz (@selvinkorkmaz) May 21, 2026
♦️Former CHP leader and former presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is… pic.twitter.com/4uHw0RXyXJ
«Δεν αναγνωρίζουμε, ούτε αποδεχόμαστε την παράνομη απόφαση της δικαστικής εξουσίας του Παλατιού. Δεν θα υπάρξει γυρισμός, ο αγώνας συνεχίζεται», αναφέρεται, ενώ στην ίδια ανακοίνωση προστίθεται: «Καλούμε όλα τα μέλη μας στα κεντρικά μας γραφεία, στα επαρχιακά και περιφερειακά παραρτήματά μας στους 81 νομούς να αντιταχθούν σε αυτήν την παρέμβαση στη δημοκρατία. Δεν θα υπάρξει γυρισμός, ο αγώνας συνεχίζεται».Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi 81 İl Başkanı olarak ortak açıklamamızdır: pic.twitter.com/XTq6gO6GwE
— Özgür Çelik (@ozgurcelikchp) May 21, 2026
🚨 BREAKING
— Dario Nardella (@DarioNardella) May 21, 2026
In #Turkey, the situation has seriously deteriorated. The Ankara Court of Justice has annulled the congress of the CHP, the main opposition party to Erdoğan, the party that nominated Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul, who has been in prison for more than a year.… pic.twitter.com/YGqNl5eWCf
Mesele, memleket meselesidir! pic.twitter.com/YsSPMMDPeK
— Özgür Çelik (@ozgurcelikchp) May 21, 2026