On May 21, the 36th Civil Chamber of the Ankara Regional Court of Justice ruled that CHP’s (Republican People’s Party) 38th Ordinary Elective Congress was legally invalid due to “absolute nullity”. Last year, a lower court ruled against claims of irregularities and misconduct in the CHP Congress and Özel’s election, but this recent decision overturned the previous verdict. This ruling, ...
Last Week’s hot topic in was the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, who is widely expected to be the presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the next election, on charges corruption and terrorism. Following Imamoğlu’s detention on March 18, protests erupted in almost every city across Türkiye. Hundred thousand of citizens took to street. ...