DEPOSED TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER FORMS ‘NEW PARTY’ TO CHALLENGE ERDOGAN
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Turkey's deposed main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel addresses party's supporters during a parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Yavuz Ozden/DIA Photo via AP) 2026-07-24T10:25:48Z ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The deposed leader of Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday formed a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, months…
According to Associated Press, Turkey's deposed main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel addresses party's supporters during a parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
The available RSS description adds: (Yavuz Ozden/DIA Photo via AP) 2026-07-24T10:25:48Z ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The deposed leader of Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday formed a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, months…
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- Associated Press: Turkey's deposed main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel addresses party's supporters during a parliamentary group meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
- Associated Press: (Yavuz Ozden/DIA Photo via AP) 2026-07-24T10:25:48Z ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The deposed leader of Turkey’s main opposition party on Friday formed a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, months…
- Associated Press: Ozgur Ozel and 90 other legislators formally resigned from the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and then registered the new political party — named the “New Party” — with the Interior Ministry.
- Associated Press: “May it be auspicious for our homeland, our nation, and our party,” Ozel said in a video posted on X, showing him signing a document formalizing his resignation from the CHP, Turkey’s oldest political party.
- Associated Press: In May, a court of appeal annulled a 2023 party congress vote that appointed Ozel as CHP chair.
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- 24/07/2026, 11:53 PRIMARY FEED DEPOSED TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER FORMS ‘NEW PARTY’ TO CHALLENGE ERDOGAN (Associated Press • 58 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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