Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has removed 10 MHP officials serving as heads of district branches in the western province of Aydın for supporting his rival Meral Akşener.
Bahçeli appointed new figures to replace the dismissed MHP district heads.
The replacement of the MHP officials took place in the early hours of Thursday.
Last month, the disciplinary board of the MHP unanimously voted to expel Akşener, who challenged Bahçeli for party leadership, from the party.