{"id":285434,"date":"2026-07-22T12:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=285434"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:09:26","slug":"turkeys-ousted-opposition-leader-plans-new-party-in-fresh-challenge-to-erdogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/news\/285434\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey’s ousted opposition leader plans new party in fresh challenge to Erdogan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The deposed leader of Turkey’s main opposition announced plans on Tuesday to create a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Associated Press<\/a> writes.<\/p>\n

Ozgur Ozel’s announcement came months after he was removed as leader of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, by a court order — a ruling critics say was a politically motivated effort to weaken the opposition. His ouster, and the reinstatement of the party’s former and unpopular leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, sparked outrage among many CHP supporters.<\/p>\n

“We are establishing our new party by taking the first step together with the deputies chosen by our nation,” Ozel said in a speech to CHP lawmakers and other officials in parliament. “These are the determined steps of a march toward governing Turkey.”<\/p>\n

The new political movement, which is expected to be called Yeni Parti, or New Party, will be formally launched later this week, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Many of the CHP’s 135 legislators in the 600‑seat parliament were expected to defect and join the new party, which Ozel said would become the parliament’s main opposition “by a wide margin.”<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"