Application to block issuance of certificate of election to Özgür Çelik decided: No obstacles remain
Cevahir Kılıç, the lawyer for CHP Istanbul delegate Elif Yıldırım, had requested that the board not issue the certificate of election, arguing that the congress results should not be considered valid. The application cited an injunction issued by the Istanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance and claimed that the newly elected administration would be unable to 'attain legal status.'
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The application to prevent the newly elected Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik and his administration from receiving their certificates of election following the CHP Istanbul Extraordinary Provincial Congress has been 'definitively' rejected by the Sarıyer 1st District Election Board.
NO OBSTACLES REMAIN
The Sarıyer 1st District Election Board rejected the application, stating that the objection was not related to election procedures or operations. The decision emphasized that the board only has the authority to oversee election-day procedures and the minutes. It was noted that court decisions or disputes outside the scope of the congress do not fall under the board's jurisdiction.
The board noted that no irregularities or concrete evidence regarding the election process were presented in the application and definitively rejected the request.
With this decision, there are no remaining obstacles to CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik and his administration receiving their certificates of election.
JUDGE'S ASSESSMENT
According to a report by Halktv, the judge's assessment regarding the decision included the following statements:
When the Law on Political Parties No. 2820, the Law on Associations No. 1630 dated November 22, 1972, to which the same law refers, and the precedent decisions of the Supreme Election Council are evaluated and examined together; it is understood that the objection subject to the request, considering the duties and powers granted to the judge as the District Election Board Chair under Article 21 of Law No. 2820, does not pertain to procedures before or during the election or the preparation of the minutes, and no justification or evidence has been presented in this regard. Therefore, it has been deemed necessary to definitively reject the objection seeking a 'determination that, based on the results of the Republican People's Party Istanbul Extraordinary Provincial Congress held on 24.09.2025, the sole candidate and the individuals on the block list cannot attain status, rights, or privileges because they are currently individuals suspended from their duties by an injunction from the Istanbul 45th Civil Court of First Instance, and that they cannot be issued certificates of election, and that the election result be finalized in this manner.'