30.04.2026 19:25
Arif Kocabıyık, known for street interviews and arrested and released several times, switched from the İYİ Party to the CHP. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel pinned the badge on Kocabıyık. Kocabıyık had been a candidate for Antalya deputy from the İYİ Party in the previous general elections.
Arif Kocabıyık, who reached a wide audience with his street interviews on his channel "İlave TV", joined the ranks of the CHP by changing his political preference.
ÖZGÜR ÖZEL PINNED THE BADGE
Kocabıyık, who was a candidate for Antalya parliamentary seat from the İYİ Party in the previous general elections but could not make it onto the list, formalized his party membership at the CHP Group Meeting. Arif Kocabıyık's party badge was personally pinned by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel.
WHO IS ARİF KOCABIYIK?
Born in Antalya in 1983, Arif Kocabıyık is a social media content creator and street interviewer known for his İlave TV channel, which broadcasts primarily on YouTube. A former security guard, Kocabıyık gained a wide following by conducting political agenda and election-focused interviews on his channel established in 2018, and became a candidate for Antalya parliamentary seat from the İYİ Party in the 2023 general elections. Throughout his career, Kocabıyık has been detained and arrested multiple times at different periods.