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Yeni Parti expands, consolidates, opposition reshapes
After Following the court‑ordered removal of Özgür Özel and 90 deputies left the CHP following the deputies in May 2026 court ruling, 2026, the Yeni Parti was formally registered on 24 July 2026. The Özel was elected party quickly raised 113 million lira in a 24‑hour donation drive and announced a parliamentary‑group formation in the TBMM. By early August it had attracted dozens of mayors chairman and local officials, an 80‑member assembly and on 3 August it publicly rejected rumours about İzmir mayor Cemil Tugay’s allegiance. a 15‑member discipline board were appointed. The party’s founding documents, signed by 91 CHP MPs, were submitted to the Interior Ministry, instantly reducing CHP’s internal crisis accelerated throughout June. Kilis provincial chair Mehmet Umut Sapan resigned after an 11‑day detention, parliamentary strength from 135 to 44 seats and mayor Hakan Bilecen left making Yeni Parti the party to serve as an independent. İzmir mayor Cemil Tugay quit second‑largest opposition group after the CHP on 18 June, later pledging to join Özel’s new party. Similar ruling AKP. Mass resignations came from Haymana mayor Levent Koç (who subsequently joined accelerated after the AK Party), CHP MP Adnan Beker, launch, with provincial chairs and several other local leaders. A wave thousands of defections to local officials across Düzce, İzmir, Aydın, Diyarbakır, Ardahan, Edirne and other provinces leaving the ruling AK Party was reported, CHP. New MPs, including Istanbul MP Nimet Özdemir and municipal heads in Keçiören, Keşan and Haymana. Özel’s team filed signatures Şadan Şimşek and a court request to convene an extraordinary congress, aiming Melih Meriç, publicly joined Yeni Parti, while further defections to formalise the new party AKP continued, exemplified by late July. By early August Tuzla mayor Eren Ali Bingöl’s pending transfer. Yeni Parti claimed 91 parliamentary seats and announced plans an ambitious plan to transfer over take control of more than 200 municipalities to its control, positioning itself build a grassroots network. A five‑day donation drive raised 240 million TL from over 113 000 supporters, and the party scheduled a congress for September‑October. Özel also reported a tentative cooperation proposal between CHP and AKP, which he denounced as a coup. The rapid structuring, fundraising and parliamentary gains position Yeni Parti as the primary opposition force challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.