WATCH: Turkish Police Storm Opposition Party HQ, Fire Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets at Supporters
Erdogan is moving against opponents.
Today (24), Turkish Police stormed the offices of the country’s main opposition CHP party.
The shock troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials hiding inside for the last three days.
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party’s headquarters to evict its ousted leadership, deepening a crisis at the heart of Turkey’s democracy https://t.co/Riv9nLhYiG pic.twitter.com/qwhLSVb7i3
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2026
Turkish police stormed CHP opposition headquarters, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party members. The raid follows a court ruling that annulled the 2023 election of party leader Özgür Özel and ordered former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu reinstated. pic.twitter.com/lAI67nFm2f
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 24, 2026
Associated Press reported:
“It was a violent end to a standoff between members of the Republican Peoples’ Party, or CHP, and a leadership team appointed by an appeals court.
Footage taken by local media Sunday in the courtyard and inside the building showed clouds of tear gas as riot police stormed through the premises, before journalists were removed by the police. Supporters initially attempted to resist the police by spraying them with fire extinguishers, but were quickly stopped. Doors, furniture and the ground floor windows were destroyed.”
🚨 ERDOGAN GOES AFTER HIS POLITICAL RIVALS
Turkish police reportedly raided the headquarters of the official opposition after a court order disqualified its leader from running. pic.twitter.com/c8kh8JxKrf— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) May 24, 2026
Ozgur Ozel was elected as CHP chair in 2023 but was removed by the appeals court ruling.
He was forced to leave the party HQ, promising to return.
“Tension had been rising since Thursday, when an appeals court nullified Ozel’s election as CHP chairperson, suspending him and members of the party’s executive board.
The court ruling said Ozel should be replaced by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, his predecessor, who led the party for 13 years but never won any national elections.”
Turkish police forced their way into the headquarters of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara to evict party leader Ozgur Ozel following a court ruling that annulled his 2023 election victory.
Officers used pepper spray and broke through glass doors with… pic.twitter.com/Zit10z9BDm
— APT News (@APT__News) May 24, 2026
Turkish police detain 13 people under an investigation into a 2023 congress of the main opposition Republican People’s Party https://t.co/Urv7jHMbXi pic.twitter.com/UUP6fuyAjW
— Arab News (@arabnews) May 23, 2026
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