A Turkish court dismissed a case seeking to oust the main opposition party’s leader, Özgür Özel, and annul its 2023 congress over irregularities, in a move that could ease tensions triggered by a year-long legal crackdown on the party.
The case in an Ankara court was seen as a test of the country’s shaky balance between democracy and autocracy. The verdict came amid an unprecedented year-long legal crackdown on
