Thursday's meeting was the first between Erdogan and a CHP leader since 2016, when he hosted then-chief Kemal Kilicdaroglu at ...

Nearly a year after Erdogan narrowly retained his office and got re-elected as president in May last year despite a tough competition from opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish president ...

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An overhaul of the CHP’s leadership also helped. Last November the party deposed its longtime leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who had squandered a chance to beat Mr Erdogan in the presidential ...

This was viewed favourably in the wider context of the AKP’s economic mismanagement. The party’s internal overhaul – with long-time leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu replaced by Ozgur Ozel, who is close to ...

Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s impressive showing in last year’s presidential election, securing almost 48 per cent of the vote, reflects a growing appetite for a more balanced and open approach to domestic and ...

Another barrier was the CHP’s leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu who wanted the country’s top position for himself. Kilicdaroglu ran and lost against Erdogan in the presidential race. Since the 2023 ...

Its former leader, the septuagenarian Kemal Kilicdaroglu, repeatedly failed to defeat Erdogan in elections, including last year. But a new crop of talent - from Kilicdaroglu’s successor Ozgur Ozel to ...

Its former leader, the septuagenarian Kemal Kilicdaroglu, repeatedly failed to defeat Erdogan in elections, including last year. But a new crop of talent — from Kilicdaroglu’s successor Ozgur ...

A change in the leadership in the CHP after last year's elections — from the 75-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroglu to Ozgur Ozel, 49 — appeared to have revitalized the party and paved the way for ...

Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party, celebrate early results in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality building on ...