Turkey riot police use tear gas to drive ousted opposition leader from party HQ

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Turkish riot police enforced a court order to remove the ousted opposition leader from the CHP party headquarters in Ankara amid a year-long crackdown overseen by President Erdogan. The crackdown follows the arrest of Istanbul's mayor in 2025 as tensions rise within Turkey's political landscape.

Hundreds of Turkish riot police stormed the Ankara headquarters of the country's main political opposition to remove the party's ousted leader, who was dismissed by a court order on Thursday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has overseen a year-long legal crackdown on the CHP opposition party following the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in 2025.