Murat Karayalçın

Preliminary results from the delegate elections preceding the Republican People's Party's (CHP) congress indicate a leaning toward party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, despite a push for transformative reforms by Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, daily Hürriyet has reported.

The parliamentary head of the main opposition Republican People's Party, Özgür Özel, has emphasized the need "not to overlook the public's reaction" and called for swift reforms in the party amid growing calls for change.