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A Critical Day for the NEW Party: Voting Begins for the 160-Member Party Council.

Summary by Cumhuriyet
On the second day of the 1st Ordinary Congress of the NEW Party, where Özgür Özel was re-elected as chairman, the Party Council (PM) lists began to take shape. Due to high demand, the number of members in the Policy Development Group was increased from 30 to 40, and notable figures such as Prof. Dr. Cem Say, Dr. Bülent Şık, Prof. Dr. Şengül Hablemitoğlu, Kadem Özbay, and retired Ambassador Ömer Önhon were included.

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On the second day of the 1st Ordinary Congress of the NEW Party, where Özgür Özel was re-elected as chairman, the Party Council (PM) lists began to take shape. Due to high demand, the number of members in the Policy Development Group was increased from 30 to 40, and notable figures such as Prof. Dr. Cem Say, Dr. Bülent Şık, Prof. Dr. Şengül Hablemitoğlu, Kadem Özbay, and retired Ambassador Ömer Önhon were included.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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The list of 160 members for the Party Council (PM) and 15 members for the High Disciplinary Board (YDK), which Chairman Özgür Özel will present to the delegates for approval at the New Party's 1st Ordinary Congress, has been finalized.

At the 1st Ordinary Assembly of the NEW Party, General President Özgür Özgür Özgül's 160-member Party Assembly list and the 15-member Supreme Disciplinary Committee list were reported to the Divan Presidency. At the 1st Ordinary Assembly of the NEW Party under the slogan “Turkey is Renewing”, General Chairman Özgür Özel reported the list of the 160-member Party Assembly and the 15-member High Disciplinary Board list to the Divan Presidency.

At the founding congress of the NEW Party, 160 people will be selected for the Party Council, and the election will be held with a block list. Here is Özgür Özel's block list... NEW Party's Party Council election: Here is Özgür Özel's block list Medyascope

At the New Party's 1st Ordinary Congress, Chairman Özgür Özel's lists for the 160-member Party Council and the 15-member High Disciplinary Board were submitted to the Presidium. Following the reading of the lists in the hall, a 30-minute period for withdrawals and corrections was given; voting will begin at 2 PM and last for two hours.

At the first ordinary congress of the NEW Party, Kerim Rota, Cem Say, Serkan Özcan, Öner Günçavdı, Ömer Önhon, Bülent Şık, Şengül Hablemitoğlu, and Ahat Andican were included in the 166-member Party Council list. The article, "NEW Party's Party Council expands to 160 members: Which names are on the list?", was first published on Serbestiyet.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
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