Municipalities that switched from CHP to YENİ Party identified: Target is 300 municipalities

Following Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's return to the helm of the CHP by court order, 91 deputies led by Özgür Özel founded the YENİ Party on July 24, leading to a striking shift in the TBMM. This change has also been reflected in local governments.

YENİ Party Deputy Chairman responsible for Local Governments, Yaşar Tüzün, announced that as of today, 232 out of the 411 mayors elected from the CHP in the March 31 local elections have resigned from their party. 

It was stated that while the majority of the resigning mayors have completed their membership procedures for the YENİ Party, the remaining portion is expected to join the party within the week.

TARGET 300 MUNICIPALITIES

Stating that some individuals contacted him directly after the parliamentary balances were established and indicated they would join the ranks of Özgür Özel, Tüzün said, "As of today, 232 of our mayors have resigned. We estimate that this number will approach 300, and even exceed 300, by the end of the month." It was noted that due to the arithmetic in metropolitan areas, many provincial and district mayors preparing to resign are waiting for the council meetings in August and September. Tüzün also announced that the YENİ Party's programs and principles regarding local governments will be shared with the public in the coming days.

The distribution of the 232 resigned municipalities by status is as follows:

Metropolitan: 2

Metropolitan District: 109

Provincial: 17

District: 54

Town: 50

Total: 232

With the distribution following the resignations, there are no longer any CHP mayors in 28 provinces. 

Provinces with zero remaining; were listed as Afyonkarahisar, Aksaray, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Bilecik, Bolu, Bursa, Çanakkale, Hatay, Karabük, Kars, Kastamonu, Kırıkkale, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kocaeli, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Samsun, Trabzon, Uşak, Yalova, and Yozgat.

On the other hand, it was stated that the Mayor of Bartın will announce his decision after an evaluation with the district mayors; it was reported that Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere preferred to remain in the CHP and that YENİ Party officials respect this decision.

THE FULL LIST OF THE 232 RESIGNED MUNICIPALITIES IS AS FOLLOWS

S. No Province / District / Town Type Mayor

1 ADANA CEYHAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SEVİL AYDAR YILDIZ (ACTING MAYOR)

2 ADANA ÇUKUROVA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT EMRAH KOZAY

3 ADANA İMAMOĞLU METROPOLITAN DISTRICT KASIM KARAKÖSE

4 ADIYAMAN BESNİ KÖSECELİ TOWN VEYSEL KORKMAZ

5 ADIYAMAN BESNİ ŞAMBAYAT TOWN NEJDET ARICI

6 ADIYAMAN GÖLBAŞI DISTRICT İSKENDER YILDIRIM

7 AFYONKARAHİSAR BAŞMAKÇI DISTRICT SELÇUK GÖNÜLLÜ

8 AFYONKARAHİSAR EVCİLER DISTRICT BERRİN UĞURLU

9 AFYONKARAHİSAR SULTANDAĞI YEŞİLÇİFTLİK TOWN DEVRİM ÖLMEZ

10 AFYONKARAHİSAR ŞUHUT KARAADİLLİ TOWN HÜSEYİN ŞAHİN

11 AKSARAY CENTRAL TAŞPINAR TOWN İSMAİL YILMAZ

12 AMASYA CENTRAL PROVINCE TURGAY SEVİNDİ

13 AMASYA TAŞOVA DISTRICT ÖMER ÖZALP

14 ANKARA ÇANKAYA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HALDUN GÜLER (ACTING MAYOR)

15 ANKARA MAMAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT VELİ GÜNDÜZ ŞAHİN

16 ANTALYA AKSEKİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT İLKAY AKCA

17 ANTALYA DÖŞEMEALTI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MENDERES DAL

18 ARDAHAN CENTRAL PROVINCE FARUK DEMİR

19 ARDAHAN POSOF DISTRICT ERDEM DEMİRCİ

20 ARTVİN CENTRAL PROVINCE BİLGEHAN ERDEM

21 ARTVİN BORÇKA DISTRICT ERCAN ORHAN

22 ARTVİN HOPA DISTRICT UTKU CİHAN

23 ARTVİN KEMALPAŞA DISTRICT ERHAN YILMAZ

24 ARTVİN MURGUL DISTRICT MEHMET YILDIRIM

25 ARTVİN YUSUFELİ DISTRICT BARIŞ DEMİRCİ

26 AYDIN BOZDOĞAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSTAFA GALİP ÖZEL

27 AYDIN ÇİNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET KIVRAK

28 AYDIN DİDİM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HATİCE GENÇAY

29 AYDIN EFELER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ANIL YETİŞKİN

30 AYDIN GERMENCİK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BURAK ZENCİRCİ

31 AYDIN KARACASU METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSTAFA BÜYÜKYAPICI

32 AYDIN KOÇARLI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÖZGÜR ARICI

33 AYDIN KUŞADASI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAHSİN DEMİRTAŞ (ACTING MAYOR)

34 AYDIN KUYUCAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT UĞUR DOĞANCA

35 AYDIN NAZİLLİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ERTUĞRUL TETİK

36 BALIKESİR AYVALIK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MESUT ERGİN

37 BALIKESİR BALYA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ORHAN GAGA

38 BALIKESİR BANDIRMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DURSUN MİRZA

39 BALIKESİR BURHANİYE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ALİ KEMAL DEVECİLER

40 BALIKESİR EDREMİT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET ERTAŞ

41 BALIKESİR ERDEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BURHAN KARIŞIK

42 BALIKESİR GÖMEÇ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MELİH BAĞCI

43 BALIKESİR GÖNEN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT İBRAHİM PALAZ

44 BALIKESİR MANYAS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AHMET DURU

45 BALIKESİR MARMARA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AYDIN DİNÇER

46 BALIKESİR SINDIRGI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SERKAN SAK

47 BALIKESİR SUSURLUK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HAKAN YILDIRIM SEMİZEL

48 BİLECİK CENTRAL PROVINCE MELEK MIZRAK SUBAŞI

49 BİLECİK BOZÜYÜK DISTRICT MEHMET TALAT BAKKALCIOĞLU

50 BİLECİK CENTRAL BAYIRKÖY TOWN AYKUT DİLSİZ

51 BOLU CENTRAL PROVINCE MEHMET TUNA ÖZCAN (ACTING MAYOR)

52 BOLU GÖYNÜK DISTRICT ALİ ORAL

53 BOLU KIBRISCIK DISTRICT EMİN TEKEMEN

54 BOLU MENGEN GÖKÇESU TOWN MEHMET YILMAZ

55 BOLU MUDURNU DISTRICT DOĞAN ONURLU

56 BOLU SEBEN DISTRICT UYGAR OTURAKDAŞ

57 BURDUR CENTRAL PROVINCE ALİ ORKUN ERCENGİZ

58 BURDUR BUCAK DISTRICT HÜLYA GÜMÜŞ

59 BURSA GEMLİK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ŞÜKRÜ DEVİREN

60 BURSA HARMANCIK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HAŞİM ALİ ARIKAN

61 BURSA MUDANYA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DENİZ DALGIÇ

62 BURSA MUSTAFAKEMALPAŞA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ŞÜKRÜ ERDEM

63 BURSA NİLÜFER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ŞADİ ÖZDEMİR

64 BURSA OSMANGAZİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ERKAN AYDIN

65 BURDUR YEŞİLOVA DISTRICT OKAN KURD

66 ÇANAKKALE CENTRAL PROVINCE MUHARREM ERKEK

67 ÇANAKKALE AYVACIK KÜÇÜKKUYU TOWN ABDÜLMUTTALİP GÜREL

68 ÇANAKKALE AYVACIK DISTRICT MESUT BAYRAM

69 ÇANAKKALE BAYRAMİÇ DISTRICT HASAN CEM ATILGAN

70 ÇANAKKALE BİGA GÜMÜŞÇAY DISTRICT HASAN KIRIM

71 ÇANAKKALE BİGA TOWN ALPER ŞEN

72 ÇANAKKALE BOZCAADA DISTRICT YAHYA GÖZTEPE

73 ÇANAKKALE ÇAN TOWN HARUN ARSLAN

74 ÇANAKKALE ECEABAT TOWN SAİM ZİLELİ

75 ÇANAKKALE GELİBOLU KAVAKKÖY TOWN NECATİ KOPÇA

76 ÇANAKKALE GÖKÇEADA DISTRICT BÜLENT ECEVİT ATALAY

77 ÇANAKKALE LAPSEKİ ÇARDAK TOWN METİN SEMERCİ

78 ÇANAKKALE LAPSEKİ UMURBEY TOWN ERDAL DOĞAN

79 ÇANAKKALE CENTRAL KEPEZ TOWN BİROL ARSLAN

80 ÇORUM KARGI DISTRICT HAMİT DERELİ

81 ÇORUM MECİTÖZÜ DISTRICT VELİ AYLAR

82 DENİZLİ METROPOLITAN BÜLENT NURİ ÇAVUŞOĞLU

83 DENİZLİ ACIPAYAM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LEVENT YILDIRIM

84 DENİZLİ BEKİLLİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÖNDER DEMİR

85 DENİZLİ BOZKURT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BİRSEN ÇELİK

86 DENİZLİ BULDAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET ALİ ORPAK

87 DENİZLİ ÇAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AHMET HAKAN

88 DENİZLİ ÇARDAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ALİ ALTINER

89 DENİZLİ ÇİVRİL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SEMİH DERE

90 DENİZLİ GÜNEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET ALİ ERAYDIN

91 DENİZLİ KALE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ERKAN HAYLA

92 DENİZLİ PAMUKKALE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ALİ RIZA ERTEMÜR

93 DENİZLİ SARAYKÖY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET SALİH KONYA

94 DENİZLİ SERİNHİSAR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OSMAN KILIÇ

95 DENİZLİ TAVAS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT KADİR TATIK

96 EDİRNE CENTRAL PROVINCE FİLİZ GENCAN

97 EDİRNE ENEZ DISTRICT ÖZKAN GÜNENÇ

98 EDİRNE HAVSA DISTRICT HÜSEYİN ÖZDEN

99 EDİRNE İPSALA YENİKARPUZLU TOWN AHMET KÖPRÜ

100 EDİRNE KEŞAN YENİMUHACİR TOWN TAMER KIRAL

101 EDİRNE LALAPAŞA DISTRICT ZAFER SEZGİN GELDİ

102 EDİRNE MERİÇ KÜPLÜ TOWN GÖKMEN ALTAY

103 EDİRNE SÜLOĞLU DISTRICT MEHMET ORMANKIRAN

104 EDİRNE UZUNKÖPRÜ DISTRICT EDİZ MARTİN

105 ESKİŞEHİR BEYLİKOVA - -

106 ESKİŞEHİR ODUNPAZARI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT KAZIM KURT

107 ESKİŞEHİR MAHMUDİYE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT İSHAK GÜNDOĞAN

108 ESKİŞEHİR TEPEBAŞI - -

109 GİRESUN CENTRAL PROVINCE FUAT KÖSE

110 GİRESUN ESPİYE SOĞUKPINAR TOWN MUSTAFA EYİCE

111 GİRESUN GÖRELE DISTRICT AYSEL UZUN

112 GİRESUN ESPİYE DISTRICT EROL KARADERE

113 HATAY ARSUZ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SAMİ ÜSTÜN

114 HATAY DEFNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HALİL İBRAHİM ÖZGÜN

115 HATAY DÖRTYOL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BAHADIR AMAÇ

116 HATAY ERZİN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÖKKEŞ ELMASOĞLU

117 İZMİR BAYINDIR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DAVUT SAKARSU

118 İZMİR BERGAMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TANJU ÇELİK

119 İZMİR BEYDAĞ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ŞAKİR BAŞARAN

120 İZMİR BORNOVA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÖMER EŞKİ

121 İZMİR ÇEŞME METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LAL DENİZLİ

122 İZMİR DİKİLİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ADİL KIRGÖZ

123 İZMİR GAZİEMİR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÜNAL IŞIK

124 İZMİR GÜZELBAHÇE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSTAFA GÜNAY

125 İZMİR KARABAĞLAR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT EMİNE HELİL İNAY KINAY

126 İZMİR KARABURUN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT İLKAY GİRGİN ERDOĞAN

127 İZMİR KEMALPAŞA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET TÜRKMEN

128 İZMİR KINIK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SEMA BODUR

129 İZMİR KİRAZ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NASUH COŞKUN

130 İZMİR KONAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NİLÜFER ÇINARLI MUTLU

131 İZMİR ÖDEMİŞ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSTAFA TURAN

132 İZMİR SEFERİHİSAR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FUAT GÜMÜŞ (ACTING MAYOR)

133 İZMİR SELÇUK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FİLİZ CERİTOĞLU SENGEL

134 İZMİR TİRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HAYATİ OKUROĞLU

135 İZMİR TORBALI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÖVÜNÇ DEMİR

136 İZMİR URLA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SELÇUK BALKAN

137 KAHRAMANMARAŞ PAZARCIK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HAYDAR İKİZER

138 KARABÜK SAFRANBOLU DISTRICT ELİF KÖSE

139 KARS SELİM DISTRICT İLYAS BARIŞ KOÇ

140 KARS SUSUZ DISTRICT OĞUZ YANTEMUR

141 KASTAMONU CENTRAL PROVINCE HASAN BALTACI

142 KASTAMONU DADAY DISTRICT SELAHATTİN YANIK

143 KIRIKKALE CENTRAL PROVINCE AHMET ÖNAL

144 KIRKLARELİ BABAESKİ ALPULLU TOWN ORHAN SALTIK

145 KIRKLARELİ LÜLEBURGAZ AHMETBEY TOWN MUSTAFA ALTINTAŞ

146 KIRKLARELİ LÜLEBURGAZ BÜYÜKKARIŞTIRAN TOWN ERTUĞRUL ÇAMLICA

147 KIRKLARELİ LÜLEBURGAZ EVRENSEKİZ TOWN BİROL ÖZBAY

148 KIRKLARELİ CENTRAL KAVAKLI TOWN UFUK İN

149 KIRKLARELİ CENTRAL ÜSKÜP TOWN HALİL ÇALLI

150 KIRKLARELİ PINARHİSAR KAYNARCA TOWN NEŞE ÇEVİKBAŞ

151 KIRKLARELİ VİZE KIYIKÖY TOWN İSMAİL ÖZEN

152 KIRKLARELİ VİZE DISTRICT ERCAN ÖZALP

153 KIRŞEHİR CENTRAL PROVINCE SELAHATTİN EKİCİOĞLU

154 KIRŞEHİR AKPINAR DISTRICT ŞÜKRÜ TURGUT

155 KOCAELİ DERİNCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SERTİF GÖKÇE

156 KOCAELİ KARAMÜRSEL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AHMET ÇALIK

157 KOCAELİ İZMİT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LÜTFÜ OBUZ (ACTING MAYOR)

158 KÜTAHYA CENTRAL PROVINCE EYÜP KAHVECİ

159 KÜTAHYA DOMANİÇ DISTRICT ENGİN UYSAL

160 KÜTAHYA DUMLUPINAR DISTRICT ZEKERİYA YILMAZ

161 KÜTAHYA ŞAPHANE DISTRICT LÜTFİ MUTLU

162 MALATYA ARAPGİR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HALUK CÖMERTOĞLU

163 MALATYA ARGUVAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ERSOY EREN

164 MALATYA HEKİMHAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEHMET ŞERİF YILDIRIM

165 MALATYA DOĞANŞEHİR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MEMET BAYRAM

166 MANİSA METROPOLITAN BESİM DUTLULU

167 MANİSA AHMETLİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FUAT MİNTAŞ

168 MANİSA AKHİSAR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT EKREM KAYSERİLİ

169 MANİSA ALAŞEHİR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AHMET ÖKÜZCÜOĞLU

170 MANİSA GÖLMARMARA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT CEM AYKAN

171 MANİSA GÖRDES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT İBRAHİM BÜKE

172 MANİSA KIRKAĞAÇ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÜSTÜN DÖNMEZ

173 MANİSA KÖPRÜBAŞI METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FATİH TAŞLI

174 MANİSA KULA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HİKMET DÖNMEZ

175 MANİSA SALİHLİ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MAZLUM NURLU

176 MANİSA SARIGÖL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAHSİN AKDENİZ

177 MANİSA SOMA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SERCAN OKUR

178 MANİSA ŞEHZADELER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT HAKAN ŞİMŞEK

179 MANİSA TURGUTLU METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ÇETİN AKIN

180 MANİSA YUNUSEMRE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSA SEMİH BALABAN

181 MERSİN ANAMUR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DURMUŞ DENİZ

182 MERSİN TARSUS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ALİ BOLTAÇ

183 MUĞLA YATAĞAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MESUT GÜNAY

184 NEVŞEHİR DERİNKUYU DISTRICT TANER İNCE

185 NEVŞEHİR ÜRGÜP DISTRICT ALİ ERTUĞRUL BUL

186 NİĞDE BOR BAHÇELİ TOWN ERTUĞRUL ÇELENKOĞLU

187 NİĞDE CENTRAL ALAY TOWN YUSUF AKDEMİR

188 NİĞDE CENTRAL DÜNDARLI TOWN ADEM ŞAHİN

189 ORDU ALTINORDU METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ULAŞ TEPE

190 ORDU ÇAMAŞ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LEYLA ÇITIR

191 ORDU GÜRGENTEPE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT CEMİL ÇOŞKUN

192 ORDU KABATAŞ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BÜLENT GÜNEY

193 OSMANİYE KADİRLİ DISTRICT MUSTAFA MERT OLCAR

194 RİZE ARDEŞEN DISTRICT ENVER ATAGÜN

195 RİZE FINDIKLI DISTRICT ERCÜMENT ŞAHİN ÇERVATOĞLU

196 RİZE PAZAR DISTRICT NEŞET ÇAKIR

197 SAMSUN ATAKUM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT SERHAT TÜRKEL

198 SİNOP CENTRAL PROVINCE METİN GÜRBÜZ

199 SİNOP GERZE DISTRICT OSMAN BELOVACIKLI

200 SİVAS DİVRİĞİ DISTRICT CİHAN DENİZ AKBAŞ

201 TOKAT ALMUS ATAKÖY TOWN ÖMER BAYRAK

202 TOKAT ALMUS AKARÇAY GÖRÜMLÜ TOWN ALİ GÜNEŞ

203 TOKAT ALMUS GÖLGELİ TOWN HAYATİ TURAN

204 TOKAT ALMUS KINIK TOWN HACI YUSUF GEÇENE

205 TOKAT REŞADİYE ÇEVRECİK TOWN NAZIM DEMİRKOL

206 TRABZON BEŞİKDÜZÜ METROPOLITAN DISTRICT BURHAN CAHİT ERDEM

207 TRABZON ORTAHİSAR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AHMET KAYA

208 TRABZON YOMRA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUSTAFA BIYIK

209 UŞAK CENTRAL PROVINCE HATİCE TEREKECİ ÖZKAN

210 UŞAK BANAZ KIZILCASÖĞÜT TOWN REFİK TUNCAY

211 UŞAK EŞME DISTRICT ZEKİ IŞIK

212 UŞAK EŞME YELEĞEN TOWN ECEVİT EMİR

213 UŞAK KARAHALLI DISTRICT RAMAZAN KARAKAYA

214 UŞAK SİVASLI PINARBAŞI TOWN NACİ AKYÜREK

215 UŞAK SİVASLI SELÇİKLER TOWN ALİ ERBEZCİ

216 YALOVA CENTRAL PROVINCE MEHMET GÜREL

217 YALOVA ALTINOVA KAYTAZDERE TOWN DOĞAN ÇİTİL

218 YALOVA ALTINOVA SUBAŞI TOWN TURAN CANBAY

219 YALOVA ÇINARCIK KORU TOWN KAMİL YAMAN

220 YALOVA ÇINARCIK DISTRICT AVNİ KURT

221 YALOVA ÇİFTLİKKÖY DISTRICT ADİL YELE

222 YALOVA CENTRAL KADIKÖY TOWN YILMAZ TAVŞAN

223 YOZGAT SORGUN BAHADIN TOWN SAMİ EROĞLU

224 ZONGULDAK CENTRAL PROVINCE TAHSİN ERDEM

225 ZONGULDAK ÇAYCUMA FİLYOS TOWN EROL ACAR

226 ZONGULDAK ÇAYCUMA SALTUKOVA TOWN ALİM GENÇ

227 ZONGULDAK GÖKÇEBEY BAKACAKKADI TOWN OKTAY ALBUZ

228 ZONGULDAK GÖKÇEBEY DISTRICT VEDAT ÖZTÜRK

229 ZONGULDAK KİLİMLİ GELİK TOWN BURHAN SEZGİN

230 ZONGULDAK KİLİMLİ MUSLU TOWN FIRAT KABADAYI

231 ZONGULDAK KOZLU DISTRICT ALTUĞ DÖKMECİ

232 ZONGULDAK CENTRAL KARAMAN TOWN MUSTAFA KALAYCI

ARRESTS, SWITCHES TO AKP, AND INDEPENDENTS

In this process, the erosion was not limited to transitions to the YENİ Party. As part of the operations that gained momentum with the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, 30 CHP mayors were arrested and sent to prison.

While 5 mayors, including those from regions such as İzmir and Kilis, resigned from their party and decided to continue their path as independents, 25 mayors elected from the CHP have switched to the AKP since the March 31 elections.

Following all these resignations, arrests, and party changes, the CHP currently holds around 120 municipalities.