Özgür Özel

The Postponement of Absolute Nullity and an Applause Barometer of CHP

  The Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance postponed the hearing in the case seeking to declare the 2023…

3 months ago

CHP is under judicial siege. Eyes of September 15 trial

The removal of CHP İstanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik and his administration from office by court order and the appointment…

3 months ago

After İmamoğlu, Turkish opposition leader Özel faces prison threat, too

In Turkish politics, the threat of imprisonment has reached CHP leader Özgür Özel. Presidential decrees have been sent to the…

5 months ago

Opposition Mayor of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş arrested, sparking political tensions

The mayor of Istanbul's Beşiktaş district, Rıza Akpolat from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has been arrested and suspended…

11 months ago

Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi laid to rest in Türkiye

The funeral of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, was held…

1 year ago

Devlet means “state”: Decoding Erdoğan’s alliance partner’s influence

Devlet means state in Turkish and “Devlet (State) will come to the head of the state!” was one of the…

1 year ago

Erdoğan uses constitution debate as a smokescreen to obscure problems

President Tayyip Erdoğan is using the constitutional amendment as a smokescreen to obscure and distract attention from the major problems…

2 years ago

İYİ Party under Dervişoğlu can change Turkish political balances

  Meral Akşener followed a line similar to that followed in Western democracies, albeit with some delay. First, she declared…

2 years ago

Turkish opposition unite against unusual foe: CHP as a central target

Since the May 2023 election defeat, Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has grappled with internal conflicts that…

2 years ago

CHP leader Özel to meet German and Spanish Prime Ministers

Republican People's Party's (CHP) leader Özgür Özel is set to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…

2 years ago