Court ousts Turkish opposition leader: What comes next with Berk Esen

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Recap radio #49 Berk Esen, associate professor of political science at Sabancı University in Istanbul, joins Turkey recap editor Diego Cupolo for an emergency podcast on the latest blow against Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). On Thursday, May 22, a Turkish court ousted CHP head Özgür Özel from the party leadership and replaced him with his predecessor Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. This podcast outlines Turkey’s ongoing slide towards autocracy, how Özel and his supporters might respond and the prospects for early elections as a result of this unprecedented moment in Turkish politics. Referenced in this talk: Submit a question for our Q&A podcast with this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScusp9lHra5-917oLMnYSvoIuU_W7iycbGG4i1JdDotNskXBQ/viewform Kılıç In The Matrix (Turkey recap) https://www.turkeyrecap.com/p/klc-in-the-matrix Turkey court rules to oust opposition leader in latest blow to Erdogan’s challengers (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-court-annuls-main-opposition-partys-2023-congress-latest-blow-2026-05-21/ Istanbul’s mayor on trial for corruption charges (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c204ymjnn80o How to Fight Turkey’s Authoritarian Turn (Journal of Democracy) https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how-to-fight-turkeys-authoritarian-turn/ For more on Turkish politics, news and business, visit: https://www.turkeyrecap.com