Turkey political crisis simmers as opposition vows to resist court ruling

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Turkey’s main opposition party resists a court ruling that ousted its leader and annulled its congress, deepening a political crisis. The ruling is seen by the opposition as a judicial coup aimed at extending President Erdogan’s long rule.

Turkey's political ​opposition dug in on Friday to resist an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader and annulled its congress, inflaming a political crisis that critics say aims to further prolong President Tayyip Erdogan's 23-year rule. The CHP condemned the ruling as a "judicial coup" and Ozel vowed to fight it through legal appeals and to personally remain "day and ‌night" in the main opposition party's headquarters in Ankara.