Politics · Turkey · 6 hrs ago
Note Criticising Özgür Özel Is Seen During Party Meeting
During a Yeni Parti group meeting, leader Özgür Özel was speaking when cameras showed Diyarbakır lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu and party spokesperson Zeynel Emre discussing a note.
The note said the party leader should not handle organisational or congress matters.
Emre put the note in his jacket pocket and appeared unhappy, while the footage also showed him saying “unfortunately.”
The moment comes amid rising tensions between Yeni Parti and the CHP, whose leaders Özel and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu have publicly criticised each other.
Their dispute has continued since Özel left the CHP and formed Yeni Parti, according to the account.
No next step from Yeni Parti was reported, leaving its response to the episode unclear.
A note seen during Özgür Özel’s party group meeting said the party chairman should not get involved in organizational and congress affairs.
The note was attributed to Diyarbakır lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu and party spokesperson Zeynel Emre, who were seen discussing it while Özel spoke.
Emre put the note in his jacket pocket, and the article said his expression showed displeasure.
The incident took place amid continuing tensions between Özel and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
- Who
- Özgür Özel, Sezgin Tanrıkulu and Zeynel Emre.
- What
- A note criticising the chairman’s involvement in organizational and congress affairs was seen as Tanrıkulu and Emre discussed it during Özel’s speech.
- When
- During a party group meeting. The date of the meeting is not stated.
- Where
- At the party group meeting; the specific location is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Özgür Özel shook hands at a funeral ceremony for former lawmaker Hasan Gülay.
Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu each made remarks targeting the other, according to the article.
Tanrıkulu and Emre were seen discussing a note while Özel spoke.
Emre put the note in his jacket pocket.
- Note’s wording
- The chairman should not get involved in organizational affairs and congress affairs
- Lawmaker
- Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Diyarbakır
- Party spokesperson
- Zeynel Emre
- Party leader
- Özgür Özel
- Article publication
- 2026-10-20 19:47 UTC
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What people are saying
The chairman should not get involved in organizational affairs and congress affairs
Unfortunately
Nothing will be as it was; we have left the past behind
CHP is not the party of those who use public office for personal gain