YENİ Parti reports online membership applications top 200,000 in two days in İzmir
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YENİ Parti reports it received more than 200,000 online membership applications in two days as its İzmir organization drive accelerates. Six former provincial officials from CHP, DSP and Memleket Partisi join the party at a ceremony in İzmir. Party leader Güç says polling puts the party at 38–39 percent and that he expects additional mayors to join in October.
Membership Surge
YENİ Parti said it received more than 200,000 online membership applications in the two days preceding the announcement. Party leader Güç described the response as evidence of public expectation, saying citizens unable to finish online registration would be registered through provincial and district organizations. Membership booklets are to be sent to provincial and district units, according to Güç.
İzmir Organization
At a ceremony at the YENİ Parti İzmir provincial headquarters, six former provincial chairs and deputy chairs from CHP, DSP and Memleket Partisi joined the party: Suat İstanbul, Ahmet Karadağ, Metin Bay, Mehmet Çakar, Kenan Eryılmaz and Turan Çatal. Güç said organization is complete in 33 İzmir district chairmanships, with party buildings rented in about 20 districts and lease or contract work continuing elsewhere. He said membership booklets would be delivered to provinces and districts as the local structure expands.
Polling and Mayors
Güç said the party's vote share remains at 38–39 percent in the latest polls, unchanged over two weeks, and that the public is waiting for an election. He said economic hardship and falling living standards have cooled sentiment toward the current government, especially among young people. Güç said he expects other municipal mayors to join YENİ Parti by October and that Tire Mayor Hayati Okuroğlu could switch next month; he rejected claims Okuroğlu would join the AKP. Kiraz Mayor Nasuh Coşkun resigned to join and will meet Güç again, while Okuroğlu and Coşkun currently serve as independents.
What's Next
YENİ Parti expects Tire Mayor Hayati Okuroğlu to join next month, and Güç said other municipal mayors are expected to join by October. It remains unclear how many of the 200,000 online applications will be converted into completed memberships as provincial and district organizations handle in-person registration.
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YENİ Parti reports online membership applications top 200,000 in two days in İzmir
