14.07.2026 15:30
The management crisis in the CHP has taken a new turn. Özgür Özel's team applied to the court requesting a call committee for an extraordinary congress. The application demanded that three congress delegates be appointed as a call committee to convene the CHP Extraordinary Congress. CHP Spokesperson Zeynel Emre had announced in a press conference yesterday that they would apply to the civil court of peace for the appointment of a call committee.
The management crisis in the CHP has escalated to a new level. After the CHP headquarters refused to accept the signatures collected for the congress, Özgür Özel's camp applied to the Civil Court of Peace.
CALL COMMITTEE REQUESTED
CHP congress delegates filed a lawsuit at the Ankara Civil Court of Peace after the signatures they collected for an extraordinary congress request were not processed.
The petition requested that three congress delegates be appointed as a call committee to convene the CHP Extraordinary Congress.
In the information note shared with the public regarding the application, it was stated that 833 of the Republican People's Party congress delegates requested an extraordinary congress with a notarized common agenda to restore internal party democratic legitimacy.
MANAGEMENT CRISIS TAKEN TO COURT
According to the statement, the signatures of delegates representing more than two-thirds of the total congress membership were collected within the 15-day period stipulated in the CHP Bylaws and delivered to the headquarters on June 17, 2026. However, it was noted that no call for an extraordinary congress has been made since that date.
In the statement, which indicated that a lawsuit was filed at the Ankara Civil Court of Peace pursuant to Article 75 of the Turkish Civil Code, it was recorded that a request was made to appoint three congress delegates, whose names will be announced later, as a "call committee" to convene the extraordinary congress.
CONGRESS CONVOCATION DEMANDED
In the statement, pointing out that Constitutional Court and Court of Cassation decisions also indicate that the request for an extraordinary congress by a sufficient number of delegates is not subject to the discretion of the party management, it was argued that this will legally binds the party management.
The information note stated that the filed lawsuit "aims to enable 833 congress delegates to exercise their rights arising from the law and the CHP Bylaws, ensure internal party democratic functioning, and convene the congress, which is the party's highest decision-making body."