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Ousted Turkish opposition leader Ozel draws thousands in Ankara protest

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30-05-2026 | 11:10

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Ousted Turkish opposition leader Ozel draws thousands in Ankara protest

Turkey's ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel showed he can still command strong support on Saturday, drawing a crowd of thousands in Ankara despite a court ruling that removed him from office and dealt a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan's challengers.

After addressing supporters - estimated in the tens of thousands by the private Anka news agency and media outlets close to the opposition - Ozel led a march through the capital following last week's ruling that removed him as leader of the main opposition CHP.

The court annulled the CHP's 2023 ⁠party congress, effectively reinstating former chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu - a divisive figure within the party who lost to Erdogan in an election earlier that year.

The move could boost Erdogan's chances of extending his more than two-decade rule of the NATO member country and major emerging market economy.

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