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Turkish Court Restores Kilicdaroglu, Cancels CHP Congress Amid Crackdown

6/9/2026

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Turkish court annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress, removed Ozgur Ozel as chairman and reinstated Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Ozel told CHP lawmakers they must resist a concerted effort to erase the party and not surrender.
Kilicdaroglu, speaking at headquarters, pledged to purge wrongdoing and cleanse the CHP of dirt.
CHP, polling equal with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, has faced a judicial crackdown detaining hundreds of members on corruption charges.

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Turkish court annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress, removed Ozgur Ozel as chairman and reinstated Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Ozel told CHP lawmakers they must resist a concerted effort to erase the party and not surrender.
Kilicdaroglu, speaking at headquarters, pledged to purge wrongdoing and cleanse the CHP of dirt.
CHP, polling equal with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, has faced a judicial crackdown detaining hundreds of members on corruption charges.