Özgür Özel prepares for a new party... What decisions were made at the closed-door meeting in the TBMM?

Özgür Özel and the accompanying deputies, who are reportedly preparing to leave the CHP to form a new party, held a closed-door group meeting at the TBMM. It was reported that the meeting addressed topics such as the establishment petition, the list of the founders' board, and the resignation process.

It was stated that Özel also met with 74 provincial chairs who signed for an extraordinary congress, as well as administrators representing 7 provinces. The meeting focused on the goal of completing organization in all 81 provinces within one month after the establishment of the new party.

Speaking after the meeting, Özel said, "Today, something 'new' is being established in Turkey. This 'new' is being built locally, district by district, neighborhood by neighborhood, village by village. The new party will be established by our deputies in the coming days. After an extremely pleasant meeting, we are dispersing to our provinces to march toward power together. You will see it in Parliament very soon."

Regarding the establishment process of the party, Özel stated, "We are carrying out the technical establishment of the party together with the deputies. We will carry out the political establishment with the nation in August and September; with that establishment, we will all join our party together." When asked how many deputies would resign, he replied, "Let's see by Friday or Monday."

ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION PLAN

It was stated that the establishment petition for the new party is planned to be submitted to the Ministry of Interior tomorrow, and if there is a delay in the schedule, the application could be made on July 27. It was noted that efforts to name the party "New Party" have reached the final stage and that the flag colors will be red and white.

It was reported that logo designs are ongoing and that the use of objects, animals, or abstract symbols in the logo is being considered. It was stated that a preliminary agreement has been made for the headquarters and that financing will be covered by membership dues and donations from the public.

Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre said in a statement after the meetings, "We are strictly committed to the Six Arrows. We are strictly committed to the legacy Atatürk left us and the duty he assigned to us."

DEPUTIES' SIGNATURE PROCESS

Speaking upon leaving the closed-door meeting at the TBMM, CHP's Murat Emir said, "We held a closed-door group meeting; important decisions needed to be made, and we made them unanimously. Beyond this, if there is anything that needs to be shared, we will announce it through a press conference or if the Chairman himself needs to announce something."

According to Halk TV reports, the deputies who will join the new party prepared their resignation petitions and submitted them to the group deputy chairmen. It was stated that documents regarding the deputies' inclusion in the founders' board were also prepared, and the procedures took approximately 1 to 1.5 hours per person.

According to the information obtained, the procedures for over 90 deputies have been completed. It was stated that this number could reach 95 with the arrival of deputies from outside the city.

It was learned that Özel and his team will hold another meeting tonight at 23:00. This meeting is expected to clarify the mass resignation process, the founders' board, and the number of deputies the new party will have in Parliament.