Turkish police fire teargas to break up protest after opposition leader ousted
Water cannon also used at rally called by Özgür Özel days after court dismissed him as CHP leader
TL;DR
- Riot police used teargas and water cannons to break up a rally by ousted opposition leader Özgür Özel in İzmir.
- A court ruling overturned the election of Özel as CHP leader, ordering his rival Kemal Kıliçdaroğlu to resume the position.
- Özel challenged Kıliçdaroğlu to hold an immediate party congress to allow members to choose their leader.
- Özel stated that the ousting of CHP's leadership is a conflict between the people and President Erdoğan.
- The article frames the events as part of a series of moves against the CHP, which recently won against Erdoğan's AKP in local elections.