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Yeni Parti prepares October congress amid CHP defections

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CHP crisis fuels Yeni Parti mass prepares October congress amid CHP defections

The wave of resignations that began on 29 July 2026 intensified after former CHP General Secretary Önder Sav quit on 30 July, holding a press conference with his family and denouncing the party leadership for ignoring the Ankara 36th Regional Court’s absolute annulment of the 38th ordinary congress. Sav, a 70‑year CHP member, was joined by Yeni Parti MPs Aylin Yaman and Gizem Özcan, and an AK Party‑affiliated prosecutor later posted a video celebrating a promised sacrificial ritual. Defections accelerated across intensified throughout Turkey. In High‑profile defections followed in Ardahan, about where roughly 90 % of local CHP district organisations and a CHP MP resigned. In Samsun, left the party, in Samsun where Atakum mayor Serhat Türkel and roughly 20 councilors left the CHP. Six Yalova 39 CHP district leaders transferred to Yeni Parti, and in Yalova, where six mayors, including Mehmet Gürel, also switched allegiance. District officials Additional departures occurred in Banaz, Uşak – notably Erdoğan Atasoy and mayor Refik Tuncay – joined Yeni Parti, Banaz (Uşak), Akçaabat, and a former CHP district chief in Akçaabat symbolically removed other districts, expanding the party’s letters from base beyond its sign after defecting. original CHP roots. Yeni Parti reported completion of that branch organisations are now established in 60 of Turkey’s 81 provinces provinces. General Secretary Ensar Aytekin said the organisation of il and plans to finish ilçe branches in these provinces will be completed by the week of 1 August 2026, with a special committee focusing on the Eastern and Southeast Anatolia regions. The remaining locations within weeks, aiming 21 provinces are slated to hold follow shortly. With the party structures near completion, Yeni Parti announced that its first congress will be held in October 2026. 2026, marking its transition from a splinter movement to a nationwide political organisation. Party officials, including General Secretary Yunus Emre and Deputy Chairman Ensar Aytekin, highlighted officials continue to stress strong interest from across the country, particularly in the eastern and southeastern regions, prompting a special organising committee. Former MP Hasan Kamil Kandaz described Yeni Parti zones, as a broad‑based the movement that will appeal beyond former CHP members. prepares for its inaugural congress.

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  1. 2026-07-31 13:50 UTC Yeni Parti prepares October congress amid CHP defections
  2. 2026-07-31 12:31 UTC CHP crisis fuels Yeni Parti mass defections
  3. 2026-07-31 08:54 UTC CHP crisis fuels Yeni Parti mass defections
  4. 2026-07-31 06:59 UTC CHP internal crisis and Yeni Parti defections
  5. 2026-07-30 23:04 UTC CHP internal crisis in Turkey
  6. 2026-07-30 09:33 UTC CHP internal crisis in Turkey

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