A power struggle is intensifying within the New Party (YP), with rival factions reportedly seeking to consolidate control over local party organizations ahead of a nationwide congress process.
The YP formally announced its congress schedule last month, setting the stage for district and provincial contests that are expected to determine the party's organizational structure ahead of future elections.
In several provinces, mayors, provincial party chairs, lawmakers and figures aligned with former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu are reportedly working separately to shape local organizations by backing their preferred candidates. The competition has raised concerns within the party that disputes over local leadership could deepen existing divisions before the organization has fully established itself across the country.
The latest example emerged in Biga, a district of Çanakkale province in western Türkiye.
Cemal Mantar, the founding chair of the YP's Biga district organization, announced that he would not seek the position again just one month after helping establish the local branch.
