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Turkish riot police enter opposition headquarters to evict ousted leaders

By Thomson Reuters May 24, 2026 | 6:41 AM

ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) – Turkish riot police fired tear ​gas and ‌broke through the gates of the main opposition party’s ‌headquarters ​to ⁠evict its ousted ⁠leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.

An appeals court ​on Thursday ousted Republican ⁠People’s Party (CHP) ⁠leader Ozgur ​Ozel, annulling the ​results of the CHP ‌congress where he was elected in 2023, citing ⁠irregularities.

The court reinstated in his place former ⁠CHP ‌chairman Kemal ⁠Kilicdaroglu, who lost ​to ‌President Tayyip ​Erdogan in ⁠a national election that year.

(Reporting by Daren Butler; Editing by Kevin ​Liffey)