Turkey's main opposition re-elects leader ahead of key court ruling


Ozgur Ozel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), speaks during the party's 22nd extraordinary congress in Ankara, Turkey, September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's main opposition re-elected Ozgur Ozel as leader on Sunday at an extraordinary congress called in a bid to shield him and other party chiefs from a court ruling next month that could order their ouster.

An Ankara court is set to rule over whether to annul the 2023 congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP) where Ozel was elected chairman over alleged irregularities, a case government critics say highlights Turkey's slide towards autocracy under President Tayyip Erdogan.

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