21.05.2026 19:01
Ankara Regional Court of Appeals, after annulling the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP, CHP Bolu Provincial Chairman Tahsin Mert Karagöz emphasized that as an organization they remain at their posts and invited all party members and voters to protect the provincial and district headquarters.
The first official statement from Bolu came after the Ankara Regional Court of Appeals cancelled the CHP's 38th Ordinary Congress and dismissed the Özgür Özel administration.
CHP Bolu Provincial Chair Tahsin Mert Karagöz emphasized that the organization remains at their posts and invited all party members and voters to protect the provincial and district headquarters.
Following the process in which the judiciary's "absolute nullity" decision shook the main opposition party, local organizations have also mobilized.
After this historic development that paved the way for the reinstatement of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and former party bodies, a message of unity and determination came from the Bolu front.
Our Organization Remains at Its Post with All Its Cadres
Speaking before the cameras following the court's shocking decision, CHP Bolu Provincial Chair Tahsin Mert Karagöz stated that intra-party communication continues uninterrupted, emphasizing that the organization has not fallen apart.
In his statement, Karagöz used the following expressions: “Our communication with our headquarters continues. I want to make an open call here: I invite all our members who believe in us, all our voters, to protect their will, primarily at the provincial and district headquarters they are affiliated with.
I also say that we will share the information we receive from our headquarters with you moment by moment. The Republican People's Party Bolu organization, with all its cadres, remains at its post, at its home base.
We hereby respectfully declare it to the entire public opinion."The Crisis in Ankara Mobilized OrganizationsThe 36th Civil Chamber of the Ankara Regional Court of Appeals' interim suspension of Özgür Özel and current members of the Central Executive Board (MYK) and Party Assembly (PM) led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the party.
After Özgür Özel's administration called deputies and organizations to an emergency-coded meeting in Ankara, the Bolu Provincial Chair also called party members and voters to gather at provincial and district buildings to "protect their will." Karagöz stated that in line with the hot developments in Ankara, the general headquarters