30.05.2026 20:11
The names of those who attended the rally of Özgür Özel, who was suspended from duty by the court's "absolute nullity" decision, in front of the Ankara Provincial Headquarters have been announced. In the bayram greeting program, which also included Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş, 45 of the 138 CHP members of parliament in the Turkish Grand National Assembly were present. The list of 45 MPs who showed support for Özel amidst internal party power struggles was interpreted in political circles as a sign of new balances.
The deputies who attended the Eid greeting rally organized by Özgür Özel, who was removed from his position by the court's "absolute nullity" decision, in front of the CHP Ankara Provincial Headquarters have been announced.
At the rally, where 45 of CHP's total 138 deputies in the Turkish Grand National Assembly participated, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş also took part. These names, supporting Özel during a critical period for internal power balances, put on a show of force in the rally area.
Here is the full list of those 45 deputies from the CHP parliamentary group who stood by Özgür Özel:
45 DEPUTIES WHO ATTENDED ÖZEL'S RALLY
The deputies who did not leave Özgür Özel alone at the rally in front of the Ankara Provincial Headquarters are:
Murat Emir
Ali Mahir Başarır
Adnan Beker
Ahmet Vehbi Bakırlıoğlu
Ali Gökçek
Aliye Coşar
Asu Kaya
Aşkın Genç
Ayça Taşkent
Barış Karadeniz
Burhanettin Bulut
Cavit Arı
Cemal Enginyurt
Ensar Aytekin
Gamze Taşcıer
Gizem Özcan
Gökan Zeybek
Gökçe Gökçen
Veli Ağbaba
Hasan Öztürk
Melih Meriç
Metin İlhan
Mustafa Erdem
Sezgin Tanrıkulu
Okan Konuralp
Özgür Karabat
Aliye Timisi Ersever
Suat Özçağdaş
Ulaş Karasu
Süleyman Bülbül
Elvan Işık Gezmiş
Eylem Ertuğrul
Talat Dinçer
Nail Çiler
Umut Akdoğan
Turan Taşkın Özer
Yunus Emre
Zeynel Emre
Seyit Torun
Aylin Yaman
Nurhayat Altaca Kayışoğlu
Tekin Bingöl
Hikmet Yalım Halıcı
Özgür Erdem İncesu
İsmail Atakan