An Istanbul court annuls the CHP's 2023 congress, unseating Özgür Özel and bringing back Kılıçdaroğlu — judicial pressure on Erdoğan's main rival party deepens
Erdoğan (Turkey)
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US, Greece, Cyprus and Israel launch an energy centre at Rice University; Ankara invokes 'guarantor state' powers and warns Israeli strikes now threaten Turkey
Jailed over a year, Erdoğan's strongest rival faces 15-20 years on espionage charges and a separate indictment seeking up to 2,430 — and tells the court the nation will decide at the ballot box
Ankara condemns the strikes as illegal, mourns Khamenei, and offers Trump support to implement a ceasefire — with two-thirds of Turks wanting Turkey to stay out
A damning annual report passes 381-107, naming Akın Gürlek over the İmamoğlu case; Ankara calls it 'hostile propaganda'