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"The ousted leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, addressed thousands of supporters after leading a march to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara on Saturday. Footage shows Ozel marching alongside his supporters. Thousands can layer be seen bypassing security barriers and gathering around Ataturk's mausoleum. "If, as some have said, this were an internal matter for the Republican People's Party, I wish it were merely an internal party debate," Ozel said, addressing his expulsion in a speech to the crowd. "This is not an internal matter for the Republican People's Party. It is not a matter specific to Ozgul Ozil or Kemal Kilicdaroglu. This is a matter between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people," he asserted. Ozel's remarks come days after a court ruling ordered his removal from office and annulled his victory in the party's internal elections. On Sunday, Turkish security forces raided CHP headquarters in Ankara to enforce the decision removing him from the party leadership. As he left the party headquarters following the police intervention, Ozel declared: "From now on, we will be on the streets and on the ground. We did not win this struggle by sitting idly by. This party won because it was on the streets and in the squares, and fought for 47 years. We will win in the same way now." He also said Turkey's main opposition party would not recognise the court's ruling, adding that he would continue to lead the CHP parliamentary group until a new party congress is convened. In his place, the court reinstated 77-year-old politician Kemal Kilicdaroglu as party leader, following his defeat by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's latest presidential election. The Republican People's Party has faced increasing judicial pressure since 2024, with opposition figures alleging that corruption investigations into party officials are 'politically motivated.' The Turkish government denies the accusations, insisting that the judiciary operates independently."
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