Turkey: Court dismisses opposition party’s corruption case
After a year-long legal crackdown on the CHP opposition party, a judge said corruption suspicions against it have “no basis.” Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, seen as a challenger to President Erdogan, is still under arrest.
Ozgur Ozel waves to supporters at a CHP rally
The case in Ankara against the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and its chairman, Ozgur Ozel, was seen as a test of the country’s shaky balance between democracy and
A court in Turkey has dismissed a graft case against the country’s main opposition party, the social democratic CHP, ruling that the lawsuit lacked merit.
The case sought to annul the party’s 2023 congress, during which longtime leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel elected. It alleged vote-buying and procedural violations.
However, the judge rejected the lawsuit, saying it had “no basis.”
The ruling is expected to ease tensions stemming from a year-long legal crackdown on the party. Applause broke out in the courtroom after the decision was announced
