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AKP Secures 277 Seats; New Party Takes 91, CHP Falls

7/24/2026

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Ozel's New Party

Ozgur Ozel and 90 CHP lawmakers registered the New Party on July 24, 2026.
The New Party won 91 seats, behind President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party’s 277 seats, while the CHP fell to 44 seats from 135.
A May 2024 court of appeals annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress, removed Ozel, and warns the split could aid Erdogan’s AK Party, which needs 360 seats for an early election.

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Police Storm

Police stormed the CHP headquarters in Ankara on July 22, 2026 after Özgür Özel’s ouster.
Since the 2024 local elections, 31 opposition mayors—including those of Antalya, Adana and Bursa—have been removed.
More than 25 CHP mayors, including former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, are imprisoned, with Imamoglu detained since March 2026.
Özgür Özel’s allies claim the probes are politically motivated, which the government says was pending when the judicial recess began on July 20, 2026.

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Ozel's New Party

Ozgur Ozel and 90 CHP lawmakers registered the New Party on July 24, 2026.
The New Party won 91 seats, behind President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party’s 277 seats, while the CHP fell to 44 seats from 135.
A May 2024 court of appeals annulled the CHP’s 2023 congress, removed Ozel, and warns the split could aid Erdogan’s AK Party, which needs 360 seats for an early election.

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