20.09.2025 19:00
Nine municipal council members from the CHP in the Karabağlar district of İzmir resigned from their party, claiming that the central headquarters and the municipal administration intervened in the district congress process. Following the resignations, the majority in the Karabağlar Municipal Council shifted to the People's Alliance.
9 municipal council members from the CHP resigned from their party in the Karabağlar district of İzmir. With the resignations, the majority in the Karabağlar Municipal Council has shifted to the People's Alliance.
A significant upheaval is occurring in the Karabağlar Municipality of İzmir, where the CHP candidate won the 2024 Local Elections with 46.31% of the votes.
9 CHP MEMBERS RESIGNED
CHP council members Selami İyier, Kerim Ülge, Savaş Akıncı, Osman Sarı, Ceren Leyla Gür Önalan, İnan Karakoyun, Nurdan Şenkal, Kemal Özdönmez, and Nedim Topaloğlu announced their resignation decisions through a joint statement.
In the statement, the council members expressed that the democratic competition was hindered during the district congress process and that a single candidate was imposed, stating, "This situation has brought us to an unbearable point. We believe that such imposition cannot be accepted in our party."
MAJORITY HAS SHIFTED TO THE PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE
The resigning council members announced that they would continue their duties as independents and would maintain their responsibilities to the public.
With the resignations, the majority in the Karabağlar Municipal Council has shifted to the People's Alliance.