28.07.2026 15:01
A temporary seating arrangement was determined in the Turkish Grand National Assembly General Assembly following the increase in the number of political party groups to seven with the establishment of the New Party. Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş announced in a letter sent to the parties that one of the two front rows currently used by the DEM Party will be allocated to the CHP, and the seating order from left to right will be as follows: AK Party, New Party, DEM Party, CHP, MHP, İYİ Party, and New Path Party.
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş determined the seating arrangement in the General Assembly after meeting with the executives of the YENİ Party and the CHP yesterday. Kurtulmuş emphasized in the letter sent to the parties that "with the increase of political party groups represented in the Turkish Parliament to seven, there is a need to re-determine the seating arrangement in the General Assembly."
"ONE OF THE FRONT ROWS USED BY THE DEM PARTY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE CHP"
Kurtulmuş stated, "Until a decision is made on this matter in the Presidential Council, as a temporary measure, the seating arrangement of political party groups in the General Assembly, considering the existing layout of front and back rows, one of the two front rows currently used by the DEM Party will be allocated to the CHP Group."
HERE IS THE NEW SEATING ARRANGEMENT
Numan Kurtulmuş noted that according to the seating of the Presidential Council, the order was determined as the AK Party on the far left, followed by YENİ Party, DEM Party, CHP, MHP, İYİ Party, and Yeni Yol Party groups.