Turkish opposition plans party reorganization
The Turkish opposition leader Özgur Ozel, along with 91 defecting deputies, has submitted a request to establish a new political party in Turkey, aiming to reorganize the opposition ranks to confront President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their previous party faced unprecedented legal repression. This move follows a judicial ruling issued last May that annulled the 2023 Republican People's Party (CHP) convention and stripped Ozel of the party leadership. The new party is expected to become the second-largest in parliament after the Justice and Development Party (AKP), although it will be smaller in terms of membership compared to the previous CHP, which had 135 deputies. There are still 44 CHP deputies supporting Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was reinstated as party leader by the court. This step represents a new political battle in Turkey's landscape and seeks to shift the balance of opposition forces against Erdogan's government.
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