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Turkey’s former opposition chief Ozgur Ozel proved his political influence remains strong Saturday, attracting tens of thousands of supporters to a demonstration in Ankara following a court decision that stripped him of his leadership position and potentially strengthened President Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power.<\/p>

Following his speech to the massive crowd – with attendance figures reaching into the tens of thousands according to private Anka news agency and opposition-aligned media – Ozel guided supporters through Turkey’s capital in response to last week’s court decision removing him from his role leading the primary opposition CHP party.<\/p>

The judicial ruling invalidated the CHP’s 2023 party convention, bringing back previous chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu – a controversial figure among party members who suffered defeat against Erdogan in that year’s presidential race.<\/p>

This development may strengthen Erdogan’s prospects for continuing his leadership of more than twenty years in the NATO member nation and significant emerging economy.<\/p>

Saturday saw Kilicdaroglu making his first appearance at CHP party headquarters since the May 21 court decision, where he promised to eliminate party corruption, referencing cases involving CHP-controlled municipal governments.<\/p>

The removed leadership rejects these accusations, labeling them as having political motivations, which the government disputes.<\/p>

While Kilicdaroglu addressed party members, Ozel spoke to a larger gathering outside the party’s Ankara regional headquarters.<\/p>

“This is not an internal matter for the CHP,” Ozel declared. “This is a matter between Erdogan and the nation. On one side are the seized buildings; on the other, millions standing up for their party and their country.”<\/p>

He argued the court’s decision failed to validate Kilicdaroglu’s authority and demanded an immediate party convention, while supporters shouted “Leader Ozgur!” and “Traitor Kemal!”<\/p>

Ozel then guided a non-violent march to the memorial site of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who established modern Turkey and founded the CHP.<\/p>

Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas, viewed as a potential CHP presidential nominee alongside imprisoned Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – who remains Erdogan’s most significant political opponent – participated in the demonstration and also demanded a party convention.<\/p>

Kilicdaroglu indicated such a gathering would occur “as soon as possible,” though he provided no specific timeframe.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turkey’s former opposition chief Ozgur Ozel demonstrated continued political strength Saturday by attracting tens of thousands of supporters to an Ankara rally. A recent court decision stripped Ozel of his leadership role and reinstated his predecessor, potentially strengthening President Erdogan’s position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1780154538424.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-jj0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74201,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/massive-rally-backs-ousted-turkish-opposition-chief-after-court-removal\/","url_meta":{"origin":74214,"position":0},"title":"Massive Rally Backs Ousted Turkish Opposition Chief After Court Removal","author":"Admin","date":"May 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Thousands of demonstrators filled Turkey's capital Saturday supporting Ozgur Ozel, who was stripped of his opposition party leadership role by court order last month. 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