Politics
Ozel prepares to found new Turkish party after court ousts him from CHP leadership
July 15, 2026 at 02:55 PM
Ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel has said preparations are underway for a new party, linking formal steps to legal appeals and a possible extraordinary congress.
- The Turkish judiciary annulled the 2023 CHP congress that elected Ozel and reinstated former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as party head.
- Ozel stated that legal procedures for appealing the ruling and requesting an extraordinary congress may be completed within two weeks.
- Ozel added that a formal founding step for a new party could be taken in late July or early August if those paths are blocked.
- Twenty-eight of 57 CHP party council members resigned in an effort to force an extraordinary congress, while Kilicdaroglu's supporters insist on implementing the court decision.