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Özgür Özel's new party launch

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Where it stands

Özgür Özel resigned from the CHP on July 21, 2026, and announced a new party, taking about 80 MPs with him and making it the largest opposition bloc. The party’s launch has been reported, but the reports do not say that its formation process has concluded or that it has been dissolved or merged.

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    1. Update 1Ninety MPs Walk Out: Inside the Split That Could Reshape Turkey's Opposition

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Ninety MPs Walk Out: Inside the Split That Could Reshape Turkey's Opposition

      Özgür Özel and roughly 90 CHP lawmakers have resigned to form a new party, leaving Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's rump in parliament and opening an unpredictable run-up to 2028.

      Still open after this report

      • The exact number of defecting MPs — reports give 90 or 91; the broadcast said roughly 80.
      • Whether verified polling shows the new party leading the AKP, and by how much.
      • Whether the application will clear registration under the name "Yeni Parti."
      • Whether CHP retains enough lawmakers to qualify as a parliamentary group.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Ekrem İmamoğluTurkish politician and 7th mayor of Istanbul1 report
    • Kemal KılıçdaroğluTurkish politician (born 1948)1 report
    • Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident of Turkey since 20141 report
    • Özgür ÖzelNew Party leader and Turkish politician1 report

    Places

    • AnkaraAnkara, Türkiye1 report
    • IstanbulIstanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye1 report
    • TürkiyeTürkiye1 report

    Every outlet we read on this story

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