Tensions rise at the main headquarters of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) after a standoff tied to a leadership dispute turns violent. Multiple reports say police move into the party offices following the collapse of negotiations between factions over who leads the CHP. The dispute centers on court decisions that overturn the current CHP chairman’s election. An appeals court rules that the election of Özgür Özel as CHP chair is nullified and directs that Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the party’s former leader, be reinstated. Bloomberg reports that Kilicdaroglu seeks state assistance to take control of the party headquarters after the court order and after Özel is removed as leader. The Independent adds that the standoff begins after the appeals court decision and that violence breaks out during the ensuing confrontation at the offices. Across accounts, the situation reflects heightened friction inside the opposition party following judicial intervention, with authorities stepping in as the dispute over leadership and control of the headquarters intensifies.