Overview

• Tens of thousands rallied in Ankara as the CHP denounced the case as political, with Özgür Özel vowing resistance and urging a snap general election.
• An Ankara civil court is set to rule Monday on whether to annul the CHP’s 2023 congress, a move that could remove Özel, install a trustee or reinstate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, or be delayed.
• Authorities detained Bayrampaşa district mayor Hasan Mutlu and 47 officials in a corruption probe, extending a crackdown that has seen more than 500 detentions and the March jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
• The government says courts act independently, while a constitutional dispute persists over whether the Supreme Election Board, not civil courts, has jurisdiction over party congresses.
• The CHP has called an extraordinary congress to reaffirm its leadership, and investors are watching closely after earlier legal steps triggered sharp selloffs in Turkish assets.