13.11.2026 17:42
New Party Chairman Özgür Özel met at the headquarters with 259 former parliamentarians who served as MPs from the CHP in previous periods and announced yesterday that they had joined his party en masse. After the closed-door meeting, Özel pinned a party badge on 94-year-old former Republican Senator Ziya Gökalp Mülayim, representing the MPs. Mülayim had joined the CHP 60 years ago at the invitation of Bülent Ecevit.
259 parliamentarians who previously served as CHP MPs announced in a joint statement published yesterday that they had joined the New Party. New Party Chairman Özgür Özel hosted these individuals today at his party's headquarters.
MEETING HELD CLOSED TO THE PRESS
The meeting, which began at 11:00, lasted about 3 hours and was closed to the press. At the meeting, Özel was accompanied by Secretary General Yunus Emre and Deputy Chairman Ensar Aytekin.
It was learned that at the meeting Özel thanked the former MPs for their support for the New Party and for their contributions by taking part in the congress processes.
HE PINNED THE BADGE ON THE 94-YEAR-OLD FORMER SENATOR
After the meeting, Özel pinned the New Party badge on Ziya Gökalp Mülayim on behalf of the MPs.
Mülayim, 94, who became a CHP member at Bülent Ecevit’s invitation, was a 60-year CHP member and served as a Senator of the Republic during the 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th legislative years.
Özel then posed for a commemorative photo with the former parliamentarians.