On 21 May 2026, an ongoing political dispute in Turkey, domestically known as the absolute nullity crisis, began when the Regional Court of Appeal in Ankara invalidated the 38th Ordinary and 21st Extr
Özgür Özel casting his vote during the 38th Ordinary Congress of the Republican People's Party.
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The Republican People's Party is a centre-left, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president and found
Republican People's Party absolute nullity crisis
…Turkish: mutlak butlan krizi), began when the Regional Court of Appeal in Ankara invalidated the 38th Ordinary and 21st Extraordinary Conventions of the Republican People's Party (CHP). The ruling removed CHP leader Özgür Özel and reinstated former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as chairman. The ruling also applied to all congresses…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his Prime Minister İsmet İnönü, 1936. İnönü would succeed him as president and CHP chairman after his death.
The Six Arrows statue in the garden of the Grand National Assembly during the 4th Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention, 1935
The CHP (then known with the acronym "CHF") sponsored many nation building projects throughout the 1930s, such as People's Platforms.
Bülent Ecevit and Jimmy Carter, 1978