Overview
- Judges dismissed the bid to void the CHP’s 2023 leadership vote as moot after Özgür Özel was re-elected at an extraordinary congress in September.
- The complaint, filed by a former CHP member alleging vote-buying, remains subject to appeal.
- On the same day, Istanbul prosecutors opened new “espionage” investigations targeting Ekrem Imamoglu and several associates, according to state agency Anadolu.
- CHP leaders call the cases politically motivated as hundreds of members have been detained and 17 mayors arrested, while the government says the courts are independent.
- Markets reacted positively to the court decision, with the lira edging up against the dollar and Istanbul equities gaining.