Another lawmaker quits CHP amid leadership turmoil

A lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) resigned on June 23, accusing the reinstated leadership of turning the organization into a vehicle for personal political battles.

Ümit Dikbayır announced his resignation from the CHP in a statement posted on social media.

Dikbayır said his decision was not directed at the CHP’s history or founding values but at what he described as a leadership mentality that had transformed the party into “a tool for personal vendettas.”

“I do not accept the CHP being turned into a tool for one person’s never-ending vendettas,” he wrote.