Özgür Özel Calls for New Party Amid CHP Crisis and Legal Battles

CHP Group Chairman Özgür Özel has intensified his campaign across central and southern Turkey, asserting that the party’s “service‑focused walk” will not be stopped. In speeches in Adana, Niğde’s Çiftlik district and other towns he promised, “we will either find a way to regain our party or open a new one,” and warned that “operations against us are attacks on the nation’s power walk.”

He highlighted growing internal dissent, noting that a curative congress has been demanded by more than 800 delegates and that legal action may be taken to force an extraordinary congress. Özel also accused the justice system of partisan appointments, claiming prosecutors were asked, “Can you arrest them without hesitation?”

Amid accusations of party expulsions, the removal of dozens of provincial chairmen, and the alleged targeting of mayor Hüseyin Can, Özel vowed that “no one can block our service‑oriented march.” He announced preparation of a new party structure, stating that “if staying in CHP becomes impossible, we will move to a newly established party.” The statements come as the party grapples with a “mutual ban” decision and internal power struggles ahead of upcoming elections.