Ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel alleges ‘political extortion’

Ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel alleges political extortion

n an exclusive interview with Medyascope, Özgür Özel—the democratically elected chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP)—claimed that a controversial court ruling was part of a broader campaign to dismantle the country’s most significant political challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.