The CHP has served a formal notice through a notary to MPs belonging to the YENİ Party. The CHP administration took action after deeming it contrary to regulations that the money collected from parliamentary dues was returned to the deputies under a group decision taken one day before the YENİ Party was founded. The notice was sent via a notary. The 91 MPs, including YENİ Party Chairman Özgür Özel, were asked to repay 57 thousand TL per person to the CHP Group.
The notice stated that the payment violated Articles 61, 63 and 69 of the Political Parties Law and Article 78 of the CHP Group’s internal regulations, and that the group had no authority to redistribute the dues. A period of seven days was granted for the repayment. Under the Turkish Code of Obligations, the money was demanded to be returned within seven days, and it was noted that otherwise enforcement proceedings and legal action would follow.
An information note sent to the MPs emphasized that while 30 thousand TL per person was deducted in dues during the April-June 2026 period, 57 thousand TL was paid out. The note highlighted two amounts. Seven MPs made repayments. These MPs returned a total of 399 thousand TL, while the amount that could not be recovered was recorded as 5 million 301 thousand TL. A warning was also included in the note. The note warned that, under Article 75 of Law No. 2820, expenditures contrary to the law could be recorded as revenue to the Treasury during the Constitutional Court’s financial audit, and that the party could face financial liability.
Why it matters
This formal notice shows that the split between the CHP and the YENİ Party has moved from the political plane to the legal and financial one. At the heart of the dispute is the question of whether the group decision taken one day before the party was founded complies with the legislation; this question will only be answered in a possible lawsuit process. Enforcement proceedings may come onto the agenda for the MPs who did not make repayments, but the risk is not limited to this: if the amount in question is recorded as revenue to the Treasury during the Constitutional Court’s financial audit, it is possible that the liability will also fall back on the CHP itself. The fact that 5 million 301 thousand TL remains unpaid, against the 399 thousand TL returned by the seven MPs, shows that the bulk of the dispute is still unresolved. After the seven-day period expires, whether the CHP administration will actually resort to enforcement and legal action will determine the course of the tension between the two parties.
Background
YENİ is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: we have published 217 stories featuring this name in the last 90 days; the most recent one is dated October 24, 2026.