Turkish court delays hearing that could oust main opposition leader

Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), speaks during a rally to protest against the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court on Monday delayed until September a hearing on a case that could oust the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, by potentially annulling the 2023 congress at which he was elected.

An initial hearing had been set for Monday. The next hearing will be on September 8.