09.11.2026 16:41
After Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candan Yüceer resigned from the New Party, a striking claim was made regarding her political future. New Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre announced that they had received a tip that Yüceer could join the AK Party. Emre said, "We also have a tip that she will switch to the Justice and Development Party."
As the convention process continues in the New Party, the resignation of Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candan Yüceer has sparked a new debate. Yüceer, who had previously left the CHP and joined the New Party, has now parted ways with the New Party, raising the question of which party she will continue her political career in. New Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre, commenting on the issue, claimed that Yüceer could switch to the AK Party.
"WE HAVE HEARD THAT SHE MAY SWITCH TO THE AK PARTY"
Speaking at a press conference held at the New Party Headquarters, Zeynel Emre assessed Candan Yüceer's resignation decision. Arguing that Yüceer had previously given some signals that she might leave the party, Emre stated that information had also reached them that she would join the AK Party.
Emre said, "We also have heard that she will switch to the Justice and Development Party. Because she has no contact with anyone."
SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY LEFT THE CHP AND JOINED THE NEW PARTY
Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candan Yüceer had previously resigned from the CHP and joined the New Party. Yüceer's departure, after she once again decided to resign while the convention process in the New Party continues, brought the disagreements within the party back onto the agenda.
After Yüceer's resignation, the claim that she would switch to the AK Party was put forward, while there is no finalized decision or official membership announcement in that direction.
SHE HAD CRITICIZED THE PARTY MANAGEMENT IN HER RESIGNATION STATEMENT
In the statement she published while leaving the New Party, Candan Yüceer criticized the party management. Reacting especially to developments at the provincial congress and to debates over convention delegate status, Yüceer argued that personal interests had come before common values.
The resignation decision that followed these statements by Yüceer became another dimension of the debates taking place in the New Party before the convention. Along with Zeynel Emre's AK Party claim, Yüceer's political future has also become a new subject of debate.