Republican People's Party absolute nullity crisis

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On 21 May 2026, an ongoing political dispute in Turkey, domestically known as the 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 and decisions made by the party after the 38th Ordinary Convention, including the CHP's provincial congress in Istanbul on 8 October 2023. The court stated that the decision was based on allegations of irregularities and corruption during the leadership election process. On 24 July, Özel and 90 other MPs split from the CHP and formed the New Party.

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