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CHP ISTANBUL CONGRESS HELD DESPITE LAST MINUTE JUDICIAL CHALLENGE
Inside Turkey May 29, 2026

CHP ISTANBUL CONGRESS HELD DESPITE LAST MINUTE JUDICIAL CHALLENGE

The CHP’s efforts to thwart the judicial crackdown through holding congresses once again faced obstacles.Nevertheless, CHP Istanbul provincial head Özgür Çelik, who has been ousted by court decision, was re-elected, after the Supreme Election Council rejected the court’s efforts to stop the congress.

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