04.07.2026 09:40
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's return to the chairmanship of CHP with a 'void ab initio' decision caused a dual leadership crisis within the party. In the process where Özgür Özel and his team rejected this situation, Etimesgut Mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu allegedly sided with Kılıçdaroğlu, supporting him, and dismissed the advisor appointed by Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Recent political developments in the Republican People's Party (CHP) have taken the power struggles within the party to a new dimension. Former Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's legal return to the party administration with a "absolute nullity" decision and initiation of a "purification" process was not accepted by Özgür Özel and his team. In this complex process where a de facto dual leadership is experienced within the party, deputies and mayors have also begun to determine their positions.
BEŞİKÇİOĞLU HAS MADE HIS STAND: ALONGSIDE KILIÇDAROĞLU
A striking claim that has stirred the Ankara corridors regarding Erdal Beşikçioğlu, one of the figures whose position was wondered about in the process, has come to the agenda. Journalist Sinan Burhan, who made evaluations on the subject on TV100 screens, stated that Beşikçioğlu has clarified his side in the leadership crisis. Burhan said, "Erdal Beşikçioğlu has made his decision; he stays in the CHP and supports Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu."
"HE SENT İMAMOĞLU'S ADVISOR BACK TO ISTANBUL AFTER A FIGHT"
The most striking part of the backstage information shared by Sinan Burhan was the aspect related to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Claiming that Beşikçioğlu made a tough move against İmamoğlu's team, Burhan used the expressions, "Additionally, he had a fight with the advisor sent from Istanbul by Ekrem İmamoğlu and sent him away."