31.08.2026 12:10
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and New Party Chairman Özgür Özel met at the funeral ceremony held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly for former CHP Deputy Chairman Cevdet Selvi, who passed away. The two leaders, coming face to face for the first time since the founding of the New Party, shook hands, while Özel's tense facial expression drew attention.
The funeral ceremony held for Cevdet Selvi, who served as an administrator and deputy for CHP for many years, in the garden of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara brought together important figures from the world of politics. The most talked-about moment of the ceremony was the encounter between CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and New Party Chairman Özgür Özel.
FIRST HANDSHAKE AFTER THE NEW PARTY PROCESS Kılıçdaroğlu and Özel, who appeared in the same frame for the first time after the establishment process of the New Party, shook hands in the ceremony area. The tense expression on Özgür Özel's face during the handshake between the two leaders did not go unnoticed.
THEY HAD COME TOGETHER AT A FUNERAL BEFORE The two figures had previously come together after the annulment decision but before the New Party was established, at the funerals of former CHP Deputy Orhan Sür and Olcay Baykal, the wife of former CHP Chairman Deniz Baykal. This contact, which took place after the official establishment of the New Party, was the first direct encounter between the two leaders.
Özgür Özel and Cevdet Selvi CEVDET SELVİ WAS BIDDED FAREWELL Cevdet Selvi, who passed away on August 28, had served during critical periods in CHP history. Selvi had undertaken the role of CHP Deputy Chairman twice, during the periods when Deniz Baykal resigned from the chairmanship in 1999 and 2010. Selvi also served as a CHP deputy in the parliament during the 18th, 20th, 22nd, and 23rd terms.