Framing Analysis
On July 15, ousted CHP leader Ozgur Ozel stated in a Sozcu TV interview that preparations for a new political party are underway but formal steps await completion of legal proceedings on an appeal and request for an extraordinary congress. A Turkish court in May annulled the 2023 CHP congress on grounds of irregularities and reinstated Kemal Kilicdaroglu as chairman. The government maintains that the judiciary operates independently.