20.10.2026 17:31
Cemalettin Kani Torun, the Bursa MP who resigned from the YENİYOL group, was appointed as Advisor to the General Chairman as soon as he put on the AK Party badge.
Bursa Deputy Cemalettin Kani Torun, who resigned from the YENİYOL group, joined the AK Party. President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the badge on Torun, while it was announced that Torun, who began his political career in the AK Party, was appointed as Chief Advisor to the Chairman.
At the ceremony held before the AK Party Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) meeting, Cemalettin Kani Torun's joining the party became official. Bursa Deputy Torun will serve as Chief Advisor to the AK Party Chairman in his new term.
"I WILL REMAIN INDEPENDENT," HE HAD SAID
Cemalettin Kani Torun resigned from the YENİYOL Group on August 31 and stated that he would continue his political journey as an independent. Responding to claims that he would join the DEM Party, Torun said he had met with different parties but preferred to remain independent.
With the latest development, Torun's political preference became clear, and his new role within the AK Party also became official.
HE HAD STARTED POLITICS IN THE AK PARTY
Cemalettin Kani Torun entered the Grand National Assembly of Turkey by being elected as a deputy from the AK Party in the June 7 and November 1, 2015 general elections.
In the 2018 general elections, Torun did not apply for deputy office, left the AK Party in 2019, and was among the founders of the Future Party established under the leadership of Ahmet Davutoğlu.
HE WAS ELECTED FROM THE CHP LIST
In the 2023 general elections, within the scope of election cooperation among opposition parties, Torun was elected as a Bursa deputy from the CHP list through the Future Party quota.
Later, he took part in the New Path Party, which was founded by the Felicity Party, DEVA Party, and Future Party to form a joint group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.