Yeni Parti formation triggers mass defections from CHP

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [DISPUTED] Özgür Özel founded Yeni Parti together with 91 former CHP deputies. www.diyaloggazetesi.com · www.guvengazetesi.com.tr · www.istikbalgazetesi.com · www.gazeteilksayfa.com · bizimtv.com.tr · +1 more
• [● 2 SOURCES] Feke mayor Cömert Özen invited MP Ayhan Barut to inspect transparent municipal tenders after Barut raised concerns in parliament. www.aksiyon.com.tr
• [● 2 SOURCES] Cemil Tugay and Devran Yıldırım publicly said they would not join Yeni Parti. www.guvengazetesi.com.tr · www.istikbalgazetesi.com
• [● 3 SOURCES] Yeni Parti’s executive board (“A Team”) includes Yunus Emre as general secretary and other appointed members. www.diyaloggazetesi.com · www.guvengazetesi.com.tr · www.izgazete.net
• [● 2 SOURCES] AK Party adviser Mehmet Uçum said Yeni Parti would not become a lasting political force. www.istikbalgazetesi.com
• [● 4 SOURCES] The split reduced CHP’s seats in the parliament to 44.
• [● 5 SOURCES] Several local CHP officials, including mayors Cömert Özen and others, resigned from CHP and joined Yeni Parti. www.takvim.com.tr
• [● 4 SOURCES] 91 former CHP deputies resigned and joined Yeni Parti. www.diyaloggazetesi.com · bizimtv.com.tr · haber.mynet.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Ceyhan mayor Kadir Aydar resigned from CHP and joined Yeni Parti.
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Yeni Parti announced an executive board (“A Team”) with Yunus Emre as General Secretary and other appointed members. www.diyaloggazetesi.com
• [○ 1 SOURCE] CHP lost all its deputies in 26 cities, retaining representation only in 29 provinces.
• [● 3 SOURCES] Faik Öztrak was elected CHP’s TBMM Group Chairman after the defections. dokuzeylul.com