02.06.2026 13:30
In the shaken CHP following the court's 'absolute nullity' decision, the leadership crisis has spilled into the Parliament corridors. According to the report by Haberler.com Ankara representative Şerife Güzel; despite the Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu administration sending an official letter to the TBMM Presidency stating, "We have no request for a group meeting," the group hall filled to capacity hours before the historic meeting to be held by Özgür Özel. Chants of "Traitor Kemal" rang out in the hall.
Following the appeal court's annulment of CHP's 38th Ordinary Convention, the uncertainty in the party leadership turned into a major chaos at the weekly parliamentary group meeting. After ongoing disputes over who would hold the meeting, the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Presidency approved the meeting to be held by CHP's TBMM Group Chairman Özgür Özel at 1:30 PM.
KILIÇDAROĞLU'S CAMP SAYS 'WE HAVE NO REQUEST'
Behind the scenes of the crisis, there was an official correspondence traffic between the Parliament Presidency and CHP Headquarters. TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş sent an official letter to CHP Headquarters yesterday asking whether the group meeting would take place. The response to this critical question came from the administration of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who took over after the court decision. According to information from sources close to Kılıçdaroğlu, the response sent from Headquarters to Parliament stated, 'We have no request for a group meeting today,' formally rejecting the meeting.
LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE REACHES BREAKING POINT
In these heated hours when Özgür Özel is rapidly collecting signatures from delegates for an extraordinary congress, the 'group meeting obstruction' move from Kılıçdaroğlu's camp revealed that the party's internal ties are at a breaking point. Despite this step taken by Kılıçdaroğlu in Parliament, the meeting was not canceled.
HALL OVERFLOWS BEFORE HISTORIC MEETING
Under the shadow of this political storm, historic moments are unfolding in the CHP group for Özgür Özel's meeting at 1:30 PM. In addition to current CHP deputies who want to openly support Özel, many former deputies have flocked to Parliament. The hall, packed hours in advance, is eagerly awaiting Özel's statements.
'TRAITOR KEMAL' SLOGANS IN PARLIAMENT
According to images captured by Haberler.com Ankara Representative Şerife Güzel's camera, former and current deputies supporting Özgür Özel were heard chanting 'Traitor Kemal' slogans.