Yeni Parti donation campaign raises over 113 million lira in first 24 hours
Yeni Parti leader Özgür Özel launched a nationwide donation drive on 24 July, inviting citizens to contribute via the party’s official website (https://yeni-parti.org.tr/bagis/). The campaign required donors to include their name and phone number in the payment description. Within the first 24 hours, 31 934 people donated a total of 113 841 910 Turkish lira, a figure the party announced repeatedly.
Several parliamentarians from Ardahan, Muğla, Eskişehir and Aydın pledged a month’s salary to the fund, underscoring broad parliamentary support. Former Ankara mayor Melih Gökçek sent a symbolic 1 lira 3 kuruş (1.03 TL) donation, which the party promptly returned, stating “we do not mix halal donations with haram.”
Party officials, including group deputy chairman Gökhan Günaydın and finance deputy Özgür Ceylan, said the amount would be disclosed transparently and that the fundraiser would continue beyond the initial day.
Entities: Bülent Tezcan · Gökhan Günaydın · Melih Gökçek · Turkey · Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) · Utku Çakırözer · Yargıtay · Yeni Parti · Yeni Parti donation portal · Özgür Ceylan · Özgür Erdem İncesu · Özgür Özel
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The donation campaign attracted thousands of contributors within hours of launch. (6cbe9ac8-ae0b-4c5f-a155-afd65fce9133, ccb5c5a0-bdac-4157-adde-a42c46d28d1f, 84908939-21e8-4e87-8227-8eab588b836c)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Membership registration will start after court rulings and administrative procedures are completed. (Özel noted the delay in his video announcement (ids 87d5bf4d, d04169a6).)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The campaign provides specific IBAN accounts for donations. (Özel listed the accounts in the launch announcement (ids 87d5bf4d, d04169a6).)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Donations can be made via the party’s official website https://yeni-parti.org.tr/bagis/. (Özgür Özel’s campaign announcement.)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The campaign requests donors to include their name and phone number in the payment description. (Özgür Özel’s campaign guidelines.)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Özgür Özel announced the launch of a donation campaign for Yeni Parti. (existing)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Yeni Parti was founded by former CHP members after a court decision removed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. (2e5ec4eb-b36e-40e0-b672-b846385838ab)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Party officials described the donation drive as strong and nationwide. (6cbe9ac8-ae0b-4c5f-a155-afd65fce9133, ccb5c5a0-bdac-4157-adde-a42c46d28d1f, 84908939-21e8-4e87-8227-8eab588b836c)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Eskişehir MPs Utku Çakırözer and İbrahim Arslan each donated a month’s salary to the campaign. (supported)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Multiple İzmir MPs pledged to donate a month’s salary to the campaign. (supported)
- [● 12 SOURCES] In the first 24 hours, 31 934 people donated a total of 113 841 910 Turkish lira. (Party officials reported the first‑day totals.)
- [● 12 SOURCES] The campaign raised over 113 million lira within its first day. (Party finance deputy Özgür Ceylan announced the amount.)