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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Illustration at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Jean-Noël Barrot at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Andriy Sybiha at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Illustration during the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Olena Zelenska at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olena Zelenska at the Launch Event for Voyage en Ukraine - Paris

Handout photo dated on December 1, 2025 shows Anne Hidalgo at the launch event for Ukraine Season in France, entitled Journey to Ukraine, which began on December 1 with an evening event at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. The Journey to Ukraine program features around fifty events taking place across France from December 2025 to March 2026. The launch party for Le Voyage en Ukraine, a prelude to four months of programming in France, was organized around the Season's theme, “Culture strikes back!”, and was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska and prominent figures from both countries. The aim was to illustrate the resistance and mobilization through the culture and language of Ukraine and the loyal commitment of the French artistic community to supporting the country. Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, December 1, 2025. Photo by Présidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows an empty seat, reserved for arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation”, held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Ozel called for early elections by November. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP's former leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu (R) shaking hand with CHP leader Ozgur Ozel (L) who called for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on April 6, 2025, shows CHP leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation” and held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Handout photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

The 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation”, is been held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Ozel called for early elections by November. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Main Opposition Calls For Elections During Extraordinary Congress - Turkey

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel calls for elections by November during the 21st Extraordinary Congress of CHP, convened under the theme “The Will is the Nation”, held in Ankara, Turkey on April 6, 2025. Ozgur Ozel, called an extraordinary congress, the move comes amid concerns that the party leadership could be removed through legal action after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. The Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Ozel called for early elections by November. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM