CHP split: 95 MPs back Özgür Özel, 21 support Kılıçdaroğlu
Part of composite article 95 MPs Ditch Kılıçdaroğlu, 90+ Sign Up for Özel’s New Party as Mass Defection Begins View full article →
A detailed review of social media accounts shows a clear division in Turkey’s main opposition party. Of the 135 lawmakers in the Republican People’s Party (CHP), 95 openly support party leader Özgür Özel. Another 21 back former leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The remaining 18 MPs have not publicly chosen a side.