Cancellation of the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP and the Case for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's Reinstatement

Cancellation of the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress and the Case for Kılıçdaroğlu’s Reinstatement is the name of the legal process that concluded with a unanimous decision by the Ankara Regional Court of Justice 36th Civil Chamber on 21 May 2026. The court ruled that the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 38th Ordinary Elected Congress held on 4–5 November 2023 was null and void due to absolute invalidity and ordered its cancellation effective from the date it was held. The term “butlan,” of Arabic origin, means invalidity according to the Turkish Language Association. In law, it is one of the types of invalidity in legal procedures.

The ruling ordered that the previous party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and all party organs continue in their duties exactly as before, while the current party leader Özgür Özel and his administration were temporarily removed from office. This decision was issued with the possibility of appeal to the Court of Cassation within two weeks. Following the decision, various legal challenges were initiated between 22–23 May 2026.

CHP’s 38th Ordinary Elected Congress was held on 4–5 November 2023; in that congress, Özgür Özel defeated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the race for party leadership.

Following the congress, former Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş and several delegates filed separate lawsuits in different courts demanding the annulment of the congress and the removal of competent bodies. These annulment cases were consolidated into a single file at the Ankara 42nd Primary Civil Court.

In addition to the civil lawsuit, a criminal case was also initiated. The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into allegations of irregularities during the congress; the indictment was accepted on 3 June. The indictment sought prison sentences of one to three years for twelve suspects, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, the former mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), who was removed from office over corruption allegations, on charges of “fraud in voting.” The former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was named as the victim, while Lütfü Savaş was named as the complainant.

After the CHP Istanbul Provincial Administration was removed from office and replaced by a trustee, an Extraordinary 21st Congress was held on 6 April 2025; Özgür Özel was re-elected as party leader.

Ankara 42nd Primary Civil Court, in its hearing on 24 October 2025, ruled that the main lawsuit seeking annulment of the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress was “without subject matter” and therefore no decision could be rendered. In its assessment of the consolidated files, the court dismissed the lawsuit filed by Lütfü Savaş on the grounds that he lacked standing to bring the case.

Ankara Regional Court of Justice (BAM) 36th Civil Chamber reviewed the appeals filed against the consolidated cases. The chamber evaluated the provisions of the Political Parties Law, the Associations Law, and the Turkish Civil Code together in its review of the congress procedures. In its ruling, evidence, witness statements, and official documents gathered from the files of the Ankara 3rd Primary Civil Court, the Ankara 26th Primary Criminal Court, the Istanbul 45th Primary Civil Court, and the Istanbul 72nd Primary Criminal Court were jointly assessed.

The appeal chamber found the first instance court’s “lack of subject matter” assessment to be inconsistent with the law. The chamber concluded that subsequent extraordinary congresses and conventions could not rectify the legal irregularities deemed to have existed in the original congress. The ruling stated that the congresses were “corrupted by power dynamics” and “invalid due to absolute nullity (absolute invalidity) for violating mandatory legal provisions.”

The ruling further stated that extraordinary congresses held after a legally non-existent and invalid congress cannot eliminate prior legal defects and that the plaintiffs’ legal interest in pursuing the case remains intact.

The appeal ruling incorporated findings from the prosecutor’s investigations. The findings were summarized as follows:

"Ekrem İmamoğlu, who served as Istanbul Mayor and as Chairman of the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress, orchestrated, with the participation of other suspects, the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4–5 November 2023 at the Ankara Sports Hall. Some delegates were paid to vote for the party leader candidate Özgür Özel; others were offered candidacy for municipal mayoral and municipal council positions in various provinces and districts; some delegates and their relatives were employed in CHP-run municipalities and their affiliated companies; numerous supermarket gift cards were distributed to certain delegates; photographs of the votes cast by these delegates were taken with mobile phones and sent to the organizers; after the first round of voting, the transition to the second round was delayed, leading to false public statements claiming that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu had withdrawn his candidacy; thus, the will of the delegates was manipulated to ensure the victory of candidate Özgür Özel. It is understood that the suspects acted jointly and committed the crime of vote manipulation, prompting the public prosecution.

The ruling cited Law No. 2820 on Political Parties, emphasizing that decisions and actions concerning internal party affairs, party management, oversight, and elections of party organs must not contradict the party’s charter, the principle of equality among party members, or democratic principles.

The ruling also recalled that the plaintiff Lütfü Savaş had been referred to the High Disciplinary Board (HDB) by a CHP Central Executive Committee decision dated 3 October 2024 for “provisional permanent expulsion,” and was permanently expelled from the party by an HDB decision dated 11 December 2024. Similarly, the other plaintiff, Yılmaz Özkanat, who was also expelled from the party, had legally lost his status as a “party member and delegate” as of the date the lawsuit was filed, and therefore lacked standing to initiate the case. The ruling emphasized that only complaints from eligible delegates were to be considered.

Ankara BAM 36th Civil Chamber, in its unanimous decision on 21 May 2026, accepted the appeals filed against the consolidated cases and overturned the ruling of the Ankara 42nd Primary Civil Court. The ruling stated: “It has been determined that both the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress held on 4–5 November 2023 and the CHP Istanbul Provincial Congress held on 8 October 2023 are invalid due to absolute nullity for violating mandatory legal provisions.”

The chamber ruled that, due to the absolute nullity of the original congress, all ordinary and extraordinary congresses and decisions made within the party after that date are also invalid. The CHP Istanbul Provincial Congress held on 8 October 2023 and all decisions made during that congress were likewise annulled on the same grounds.

The ruling ordered a return to the situation existing prior to the 38th Ordinary Elected Congress held on 4–5 November 2023, and mandated that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and all party organs resume their duties exactly as they were before the congress.

The ruling stated: “Due to the invalidity of the 4–5 November 2023 congress, Özgür Özel, the members of the Central Executive Committee, the Party Assembly, and the High Disciplinary Board appointed after that date must be temporarily removed from office. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the members of the Party Assembly and the High Disciplinary Board who held office before the 4–5 November 2023 congress must temporarily assume their duties until the ruling becomes final. A provisional measure order has been issued to be sent to the Supreme Election Council, the Ankara Provincial Election Council, the Çankaya 4th District Election Council, and the Ankara Governorship.

Gülsüm Hale Özcömert Coşkun was appointed to lead the CHP Istanbul Provincial Administration by court order. The chamber issued its decision unanimously, with the possibility of appeal to the Court of Cassation within two weeks.

Immediately after the announcement of the absolute nullity ruling on 21 May 2026, following the conclusion of the weekly regular Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting, Özgür Özel convened an extraordinary meeting of the CEC. In response to calls from the CHP leadership, party members began gathering in front of and within the corridors of the central headquarters; soon, the entire street where the headquarters is located became fully occupied.

At the entrance to the headquarters, some party members attempted to remove the photograph of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu from the floor displaying portraits of former party leaders; despite attempts to prevent them, the photograph was removed and torn apart.

At 21:20, the court’s absolute nullity ruling was officially delivered to the CHP Central Headquarters and to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Following the ruling, the CHP Official X account unfollowed Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The extraordinary CEC meeting held after the ruling lasted approximately five hours.

Following the events at the central headquarters, a decision was made to hold an extraordinary meeting. Before the meeting, CHP Member of Parliament Gökhan Günaydın told the press: “It is too early to speak; we will make an assessment after the meeting.”

Immediately after the announcement of the ruling, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said in his first statement: “All party members must accept the ruling calmly. Our party is a very large party. Our party will resolve its problems internally.”

In a statement on his social media account, Kılıçdaroğlu wrote: “The Republican People’s Party is the charter of our nation’s sovereignty. The court’s ruling regarding our 38th Ordinary Congress should not be an occasion for division, but an opportunity to unite under our centuries-old plane tree. This is not a day for shouting at each other in joy. This is a day to set aside grievances, to rise together with seriousness, calmness, and embrace. We must manage this process not with petty quarrels, but with seriousness, sincerity drawn from our party culture, and collective wisdom. Personal ambitions must not outweigh Turkey’s future. In this context, we will manage this process in full harmony and cooperation with our previous party leaders, members of the Party Assembly, our members of parliament, and our provincial and district chairpersons. No one should be concerned; we will emerge from these debates stronger and continue our path to power. I invite everyone to calmness and collective wisdom. We are together.”

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s lawyer Celal Çelik made the following statement to reporters in front of Kılıçdaroğlu’s home: “Our esteemed party leader, in his assessment aimed at preventing chaos within the CHP, will shortly call Özgür Özel and express his intention to begin necessary efforts to jointly address this issue and emerge from it together. Therefore, I wish to inform you that Özgür Özel will shortly be contacted by our esteemed party leader.”

CHP Party Leader Özgür Özel, immediately after the absolute nullity ruling, published a video of a previous speech on his social media account. In the video, he said: “I do not promise you a path to power through rose gardens. I promise you endurance through pain but not surrender. I promise you honor, dignity, courage, and struggle!”

After the approximately five-hour CEC meeting, Özel stated that they had no intention of forming a second party: “We are the hosts here; tenants leave, owners stay. The true owners of the hearth decide who sits at the hearth.”

“A second party or backup party option may be on the agenda of all political parties in Turkey, but it is a precaution against a closure case. We did not consider such a precaution against nullity,” he added.

Özel stated that they had filed their first appeal with the Court of Cassation and would also apply to the Supreme Election Council. He said they expected the Court of Cassation to urgently review their appeal regarding the provisional measures.

Addressing the crowd gathered in front of the party headquarters, Özel said: “From this moment until the threat is eliminated and until the people of the CHP, not the judicial branches of the AK Party, decide who will lead the CHP, I will remain in this building, in my office, and go nowhere.” Calling for public demonstrations, Özel added: “If necessary, we will stop our lives; if necessary, we will use the power we draw from consumption, but we will not surrender.”

Özel also noted in his press statement that Kılıçdaroğlu had called him by phone but he had not yet returned the call. Özel emphasized that he would not accept any compromise based on the nullity ruling, stating that any contact to legitimize the court decision was inconceivable: “I do not want to even imagine the possibility that Kılıçdaroğlu, who was previously elected with honor and dignity to the CHP leadership, would return to the chair through the hand of the AK Party judiciary. But certain statements and approaches suggest this possibility.”

CHP Deputy Party Leader Burhanettin Bulut stated that they did not recognize the ruling. In a post on his X account, he said: “The owner of the CHP is not palaces, dirty deals behind closed doors, or bureaucratic games. The owner of the CHP is the organization, the delegate, the people.” He added: “The party leader of the CHP is Özgür Özel, and this reality is not open to debate.”

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek made the following statements regarding the ruling: “At the heart of this ruling is the direct protection of democratic will. Regardless of the party involved, it is unacceptable for a delegate’s or member’s will to be compromised by interest, pressure, or manipulation. It must be emphasized that this process began with the petitions of CHP delegates themselves and was shaped by the testimonies and statements of CHP delegates. Judicial authorities carefully examined the allegations, investigation files, witness testimonies, and evidence collected and rendered their decision independently and impartially.”

Gürlek added: “Of course, the appeal process remains open. The process will continue within the legal framework. It is of great importance that everyone respects this process and makes their assessments within the legal framework, and raises their objections within the legal system. Our fundamental principle is clear: the will belongs to the nation, to the delegate, to the members. The rule of law stands firm against any element that casts a shadow on this will.”

Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş stated on his social media account: “The absolute nullity ruling concerning the Republican People’s Party is one of the clearest indications of how severely the rule of law, democracy, and the will of the nation are being suppressed in Turkey. Moreover, one of the most striking and alarming points here is that the court has effectively concluded that ‘vote manipulation occurred’ even before the criminal trials have concluded; this amounts to the court assuming the role of a criminal court. In a rule of law state, no individual or institution can replace an unresolved judicial process.”

Yavaş added: “Of course, there is a judicial ruling, and no decision is disregarded in a rule of law state. However, legal processes cannot be turned into tools to weaken, divide, or eliminate political parties.” He added: “What must be done is not to escalate tensions, but to act with reason and announce that the party will hold a congress within one or two months based on its own will and manage the process within democratic norms.”

DEM Party stated: “The absolute nullity ruling against the CHP is part of a political pressure operation and mindset that seeks to design politics through the judiciary, inconsistent with law and justice. As DEM Party, we stand with the people’s will against attacks on democracy and the rule of law, as we have for decades. We call for an immediate end to unlawful practices.”

A statement issued on behalf of the removed Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor and CHP presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu stated: “We are determined to resist together against political coups carried out by the Erdoğan mindset through the judiciary.” He assessed the absolute nullity ruling as “a coup against Turkey, democracy, and the Republic” and “an attempt to destroy the constitutional order.” He added: “The issue is serious. It transcends parties. It is time for the nation to stand together for Turkey.”

MHP Party Leader Devlet Bahçeli called on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Özgür Özel to find a common path based on the interests of the CHP.

CHP İzmir MP Mahir Polat said in front of Kılıçdaroğlu’s residence: “We will continue our path to power by embracing each other, without resentment within the party. Everyone must know one thing: the Republican People’s Party will become a party that generates politics and addresses the problems of Turkey and the region. May the outcome be beneficial for our party. I want to say that together we will emerge stronger from this process.”

CHP Aydın MP Hüseyin Yıldız said: “The Republican People’s Party has existed for 103 years and will continue to exist. In the coming period, under the leadership of our party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, together with our Party Assembly members, provincial and district organizations, and our parliamentary group, our sole goal is to reach power.”

The Arabic-origin term “butlan” means invalidity. In law, it is defined as one of the types of invalidity in legal procedures. Absolute nullity refers to the retroactive invalidity of a legal act due to violation of mandatory legal provisions.

Enforcement officers delivered the Ankara Regional Court of Justice 36th Civil Chamber’s provisional measure decision in the CHP congress case to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who had been reinstated as CHP Party Leader. It was decided that the officers would also deliver the ruling to the CHP Central Headquarters.

After the notification, plaintiff’s lawyer Onur Yusuf Üregen told reporters: “This ruling once again demonstrates our legitimacy in the case. The rest concerns the internal functioning and internal politics of our party. A new process has now begun. I wish our party leader, Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, well and believe he will bring the party together.” Üregen added: “Yes, at this moment, our CHP Party Leader is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.”

CHP filed an objection to the chamber that issued the ruling regarding the provisional measure. The chamber rejected the objection. The ruling stated that a final decision had been rendered on the main case, justifying the provisional measure; no legal mechanism exists for challenging provisional measures; and all requests and decisions regarding provisional measures become final at the appeal stage.

The ruling stated: “Since the provisional measure decision issued by our chamber is of final nature, it was necessary to reject the defendant’s counsel’s request for objection.” The ruling noted that the evaluation was conducted under Article 394 of the Code of Civil Procedure on “Objection to Provisional Measure Decisions” and Article 362 on “Non-Appealable Decisions”; it was noted that no further objection mechanism exists against provisional measure decisions issued by appellate courts and that the decision is final. Reference was also made to provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure stating that the enforcement of provisional measures does not suspend the objection process. This decision was adopted unanimously and definitively on 22 May 2026.

Özgür Özel, removed from the CHP Party Leadership by the ruling of the Ankara Regional Court of Justice, announced in a speech at the party headquarters yesterday that they had filed their first legal objection with the Court of Cassation and would also apply to the Supreme Election Council.

Following the absolute nullity ruling, the party leadership held successive meetings to assess the political and legal roadmap. Özgür Özel met with CHP metropolitan mayors on 22 May 2026 after the CEC meeting.

Supreme Election Council (SEC) Chairman Serdar Mutta made statements after a scheduled agenda meeting with council members. Mutta noted that various applications were submitted to the SEC by Mehmet Hadimi Yakupoğlu and CHP’s lawyer Kadri Gökhan Sultan following the ruling by the Ankara Regional Court of Justice 36th Civil Chamber.

SEC Chairman Mutta stated regarding the petition submitted to the chairmanship by CHP Supreme Election Council Representative Mehmet Hadimi Yakupoğlu dated 22 May: “In summary, the petition requests that the Supreme Election Council determine, based on Article 79 of the Constitution, that the elections held at the 22nd Extraordinary Congress on 21 September 2025, the Istanbul Extraordinary Provincial Congress on 24 September 2025, the Istanbul 39th Extraordinary Provincial Congress on 19 October 2025, and the CHP 39th Ordinary Congress on 28–30 November 2025, along with the delegates elected at the 4–5 November 2023 Ordinary Congress, are valid, because their delegate status ended under the Political Parties Law, and that the ballots prepared by provincial and district election councils at congresses and congresses conducted by new delegates are valid. This request was rejected.

SEC Chairman Mutta stated that no decision could be made regarding the petition submitted by CHP’s lawyer Sultan, which requested that the applications submitted by Yakupoğlu, whose appointment as CHP SEC representative was terminated by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, be disregarded. Mutta also stated that the letter sent by the appellate court to the SEC was returned without action.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s Press Advisor Atakan Sönmez made statements to reporters in front of Kılıçdaroğlu’s residence and answered questions.

Sönmez refuted information from a statement by İYİ Party Leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu, who said “Kılıçdaroğlu will first visit President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP Party Leader Devlet Bahçeli, and this is significant.” Sönmez emphasized that Kılıçdaroğlu has no meeting schedule or initiative with any party leader or politician, nor has any such request been made by the other side.

Sönmez recounted the telephone conversation between Kılıçdaroğlu and Özel as follows: “We said there were mutual calls during the day, but neither side was available at the time. Just now, the conversation took place. When Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu called last, he could not reach Mr. Özgür Özel. Özgür Özel returned the call. A conversation took place between Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Mr. Özgür Özel. In the conversation, Mr. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu conveyed his intention to take the party to a congress at the earliest suitable time. Özgür Özel also indicated that his own demands align with this direction and expressed satisfaction. He said he would discuss the matter with his colleagues and then respond to Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu.”

Sönmez responded to the question “What do you mean by ‘earliest’?” with: “We did not say ‘earliest.’ We said ‘most suitable.’ We did not set a timetable.” In response to the question “Was there any indication of a face-to-face meeting?”, he replied: “There was no such thing in the content of this conversation.”

Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that, as part of the investigation into allegations of interference with delegates’ voting rights during the CHP 38th Ordinary Congress, thirteen suspects in seven provinces were taken into custody.

The prosecutor’s office stated: “As a result of investigations by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Security, Anti-Corruption Branch, thirteen suspects suspected of violating the Political Parties Law, ‘accepting bribes,’ and ‘laundering assets derived from crime’ were taken into custody, and searches and seizures were conducted at addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Şanlıurfa, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, and Malatya.

The names of the suspects taken into custody are as follows: Gülhan Aydın, Sadi Karayalçın, Melda Tanışman Tutan, Hayati Kaya, Suat Dülger, Kalender Özdemir, Özkan Deniz, İbrahim Şahin, Umut Sapan, Mehmet Ayıp Demirbüken, Metin Kaya, Gaffar Çiçek, and Ayça Akpek Şenay. Their procedures at the police station are ongoing.

It was reported that Özgür Özel, temporarily removed from the CHP Party Leadership by the court ruling, held a meeting with CHP Party Assembly members who were removed from office as a result of the “absolute nullity” ruling. The meeting, held at the CHP Central Headquarters, lasted approximately six hours.

According to party sources, it is expected that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who has been reinstated as CHP Party Leader by the court ruling, will announce his decision regarding the congress process by the end of Eid al-Adha. If no decision is made during this period, it is planned that signatures will be collected from delegates to initiate an extraordinary congress on the first Monday after Eid al-Adha.

According to the CHP Charter, an extraordinary congress can be initiated by a direct call from the party leader, a decision by the Party Assembly, or an application signed by one-fifth of the congress members with notarized signatures. The extraordinary congress must be held no later than 45 days after being announced to the relevant parties at least 15 days in advance.

It was announced that the Ankara Governorate issued an order to the Ankara Directorate of Security to evacuate the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Central Headquarters in accordance with the court ruling. The governorate’s statement noted that Celal Çelik, the lawyer of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who has been reinstated as CHP Party Leader by the court ruling, had applied to the security directorate.

The statement indicated that in his application, Celal Çelik stated that the court ruling had not been implemented and requested that necessary procedures be carried out to hand over the CHP Central Headquarters building to the authorized persons. In response, the Ankara Governorate issued an order to the Ankara Directorate of Security to enforce the court ruling.

It was reported that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, reinstated as CHP Party Leader by the court ruling, made a statement regarding the tensions at the CHP Central Headquarters. The statement was shared on social media by his Press Advisor, Atakan Sönmez.

In his statement, Kılıçdaroğlu said: “I request all judicial officers, security personnel, and all public officials working to implement the decision of the Ankara Regional Court of Justice 36th Civil Chamber regarding the CHP’s organizational structure to comply with the ruling.” He continued: “I also request that no action or behavior contrary to our organizational culture and discipline be taken. Appropriate measures will be taken against those who act contrary to the order.”

It was reported that police units entered the party building to deliver the Ankara Regional Court of Justice’s ruling regarding the CHP congress case and to ensure the evacuation of the CHP Central Headquarters.

Some party members were seen attempting to block the advance of security forces by creating barricades with chairs at the entrances to the CHP Central Headquarters. It was reported that security measures were heightened during the commotion in the party building.

It was reported that Özgür Özel, temporarily removed from the CHP Party Leadership by the court ruling, marched to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey along with members of parliament and party members after the evacuation of the CHP Central Headquarters. The march, escorted by security forces, took place along Dumlupınar Boulevard, with slogans being shouted under heavy rain, and party members in the surrounding area showed support for the march.

It was reported that Özel climbed onto a TOMA vehicle in front of the Grand National Assembly and joined the party members’ chants. During the march, Özel told journalists that they had “resisted until their last breath” at the CHP Central Headquarters.

In his statement, Özgür Özel said: “From now on, the real headquarters of the Republican People’s Party is the group room and group halls of the Grand National Assembly, our offices there.” He also argued that the CHP cannot be represented by a single building and said that the party has grown through struggle and that the next phase of the struggle will be carried out “in the streets and on the ground.”

Addressing the crowd in Milli Egemenlik Park at the Çankaya gate of the Grand National Assembly, Özel claimed that an “operation” had been carried out against the CHP. In his statement, he asserted that security forces had “occupied” the party headquarters and described the entire process as a “third coup attempt against the CHP.”

In his speech, Özel referred to the founding process of the CHP and past periods of closure, stating that he would fight for the party’s “third reopening.” In this context, he said: “I will work with all my strength to reopen the Republican People’s Party for the third time and I will ultimately bring that ballot.”

It was reported that after his speech, Özgür Özel entered the Grand National Assembly.

It was reported that CHP Party Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will hold his first Party Assembly (PA) meeting on 1 June following the appellate court’s ruling on the CHP congress. According to party sources, the meeting is planned for Monday, 1 June at 11:00.

At the meeting, members of the Party Assembly will select members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), and Kılıçdaroğlu will assign roles within his working team. On the same day at 15:00, the CHP High Disciplinary Board (HDB) is scheduled to convene. It is expected that internal party disciplinary processes and various expulsion requests will be addressed at the HDB meeting.

It was reported that the original and alternate members of the PA and HDB determined by the CHP’s 37th Ordinary Congress held on 25–26 July 2020 have been reinstated in their positions due to the court ruling. However, it was indicated that some individuals who were members of Kılıçdaroğlu’s last Party Assembly will not be able to serve in the new PA for various reasons.

It was stated that Onursal Adıgüzel, Ahmet Akın, Muharrem Erkek, Hasan Baltacı, and Candan Yüceer will not be able to serve on the Party Assembly due to their positions as mayors. It was also reported that Tekin Bingöl and Gülizar Biçer Karaca will be unable to serve due to their roles as Deputy Speakers of the Grand National Assembly, and Ali Mahir Başarır, Gökhan Günaydın, and Murat Emir will be unable to serve due to their roles as Deputy Leaders of the CHP Parliamentary Group.

It was reported that CHP Party Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu published a message on his social media account on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. In his message, Kılıçdaroğlu emphasized unity, brotherhood, and collective struggle, with indirect references to recent developments within the CHP.

In his message, Kılıçdaroğlu said: “We are a great plane tree whose seeds were sown in the same soil, who rest in the shade of the weary, who face every breeze together, and whose roots are tightly bound. Neither lies nor slander nor walls intended to be erected between us can break this brotherhood.”

In his statement, Kılıçdaroğlu noted that holidays are “days of clinging tightly to truth” and “days of reconnecting through the unbreakable bridge of brotherhood.” He stated that the greatest strength of the party lies in honesty, collective struggle, and shared belief in the same path.

Kılıçdaroğlu also expressed the hope that Eid al-Adha would be “a strong symbol of unending brotherhood, growing hope, and collective struggle,” and extended his holiday greetings to all citizens.

It was reported that the CHP issued a new statement regarding the date of the previously announced Party Assembly (PA) meeting scheduled for 1 June. The statement indicated that the appointment letters for PA members have not yet been delivered by the relevant public institutions.

Therefore, it was stated that the meeting date for the Party Assembly has not been finalized; the date will be determined by CHP Party Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after the delivery process is completed. The party statement included: “The Party Assembly meeting date cannot be determined because the PA members have not yet received the appointment letters from the relevant public institutions. The PA meeting date will be announced separately once the delivery process is completed and determined by the Party Leader.”