19.10.2026 14:33
Karaburun Mayor İlkay Girgin Erdoğan announced that she resigned from her party and will continue her duty as an independent. It drew attention that about 18 hours before Erdoğan's decision, she voted in her party's primary election and shared the message "We will continue to fight side by side on the path to power."
In the Karaburun district of İzmir, Mayor İlkay Girgin Erdoğan announced that she has resigned from the New Party. Erdoğan announced that she will continue her mayoral duties as an independent.
ANNOUNCED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In a statement on her social media account, Karaburun Mayor İlkay Girgin Erdoğan stated that throughout her political life her priority has been to serve Karaburun and the district's residents. Emphasizing that she places respect for the people's will, common sense and the public interest above all responsibilities, Erdoğan reported that she resigned from her New Party membership.
WILL CONTINUE HER DUTIES AS AN INDEPENDENT
Stating that her resignation decision will not change her understanding of service to Karaburun, Erdoğan included the following statements in her announcement:
“This decision of mine does not mean any change in my commitment to Karaburun, in the responsibility I bear toward my fellow citizens, or in my determination to work for the future of my district. As Mayor of Karaburun, I will continue my duty as an independent.”
18 HOURS EARLIER, SHE HAD GIVEN THE MESSAGE ‘FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE ON THE PATH TO POWER’
İlkay Girgin Erdoğan had participated in the New Party İzmir Provincial Chairmanship primary election and cast her vote. In a post on her Instagram account, Erdoğan drew attention to the importance of the election process for the party and its organization.
Erdoğan used the following statements in her post:
“We cast our vote in the New Party İzmir Provincial Chairmanship primary election.
I hope this process, which is one of the finest examples of democracy, will be beneficial for our party and our organization.
With the strength we receive from our nation, we will continue to fight side by side for a brighter future on the path to power!”
However, about 18 hours after this message, Erdoğan decided to leave her party.