Ozgür Ozel leads a protest march with thousands of supporters towards Parliament

May 24, 2026, Ankara, Turkiye: After police entered the party headquarters building, main opposition CHP leader Ozgür Ozel (center, wears white shirt) left the premises and led a protest march with thousand supporters toward Parliament, 24 May 2026, in Ankara, Turkiye.... Turkish riot police storm the headquarters of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Ankara, Türkiye, firing tear leer más gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials gathered outside the gates. Huge clouds of tear gas filled the premises as security forces moved in, bringing a violent end to an hours-long standoff between CHP members and the party's newly court-appointed leadership. Tensions escalated after an appeals court on Thursday annulled the election of Özgür Özel as CHP chairperson, a position he had held since November 2023.,Image: 1105144290, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Turkey Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Depo Photos / Zuma Press / Europa Press Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos