03.11.2025 12:43
Koray Aydın, the Ankara Deputy who resigned from the İYİ Party, responded to claims that he would join the CHP. In his statement, Aydın said, "The news about me joining the CHP is not true. There is no question of me joining the CHP or any other party. I will continue my political path as an independent Turkish nationalist, in the service of the esteemed Turkish nation."
Koray Aydın, the Ankara Deputy who resigned from the İYİ Party and continued as an independent, is claimed to be switching to the CHP, with Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş allegedly involved in this transfer. It was also reported that Aydın asked his close circle, "Will I face backlash if I switch to the CHP?"
"I WILL CONTINUE AS AN INDEPENDENT TURKISH NATIONALIST"
Following the allegations, Aydın made a statement about the issue on his social media account. Aydın stated, "The news in the press and on social media about me switching to the CHP is not true. It is not possible for me to switch to the CHP or any other party. I will continue on my political path, at the service of the esteemed Turkish nation, as an independent Turkish nationalist. For the information of the public."
HE RESIGNED AFTER LOSING TO DERVİŞOĞLU
Koray Aydın, who ran for the leadership of the İYİ Party after Meral Akşener but lost to Müsavat Dervişoğlu in the race, subsequently resigned from the party.
WHO IS KORAY AYDIN?
Koray Aydın was born on December 5, 1955, in Trabzon. He is from the Özdil village of Yomra district in Trabzon. He completed his primary and secondary education in various parts of Anatolia due to his father Halil İbrahim Aydın's civil service. He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Mechanical-Electric in 1978.
Entering politics at an early age, Aydın served as the Minister of Public Works and Settlement between 1999 and 2001. He also held the position of Secretary-General of the Nationalist Movement Party for a while. After the June 2015 general elections in Turkey, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
He entered the parliament as a Trabzon deputy between 1991-1995, as an Ankara deputy between 1999-2002, and again as a Trabzon deputy between 2007-2015. He lost his seat in the parliament in the November 2015 general elections. Although he competed with Devlet Bahçeli for the leadership in the 10th Grand Ordinary Congress of the Nationalist Movement Party held in 2012, he lost.
In 2015, he announced his candidacy for the leadership again during the Extraordinary Congress process requested by the MHP Upper Board Delegates. He joined the İYİ Party, which was established on October 25, 2017, and was a member of the founding board of the party.