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Sixty defect from AKP and MHP to join İYİ Party in Osmaniye

Sixty defect from AKP and MHP to join İYİ Party in Osmaniye

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sixty members from Turkey's ruling AKP and nationalist MHP parties have defected to the İYİ Party in Osmaniye.
  • The new members were welcomed by İYİ Party officials, who highlighted the party's growing support.
  • İYİ Party officials stated their commitment to a more just and prosperous future for Turkey.

In a significant political move in Osmaniye, Turkey, 60 members from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have resigned from their respective parties to join the İYİ (Good) Party.

The new members were formally welcomed into the İYİ Party by Osmaniye Provincial Chairman Serat Kılıç and other local party officials, who presented them with their membership badges. Kılıç emphasized the growing strength and public trust in the İYİ Party, stating that the large turnout in Düziçi district is a clear indicator of the nation's confidence and hope in their party.

This significant participation in our Düziçi district today is the clearest indication of our nation's trust and hope in our party. As the İYİ Party family, we are growing stronger every day, adding strength to our strength. With our 60 new colleagues who have joined us, we will take much more determined and beautiful steps for the future of our country and Düziçi.

— Serat KılıçWelcoming new members to the İYİ Party in Osmaniye.

"As the İYİ Party family, we are growing stronger every day, adding strength to our strength," Kılıç remarked during the ceremony. "With our 60 new colleagues who have joined us, we will take much more determined and beautiful steps for the future of our country and Düziçi."

Kılıç further articulated the party's vision, asserting that they engage in politics not for personal gain but for the future of the nation's youth. "Every colleague who has joined is our biggest supporter in the steps we are taking for a more just, prosperous, and stronger future," he said. "We will continue to take much more beautiful and determined steps for the future, hand in hand with our nation. This voice rising from Düziçi is the biggest proof of our belief that Turkey will be good. I welcome all our new friends to our ranks."

Every colleague who has joined is our biggest supporter in the steps we are taking for a more just, more prosperous, and stronger future. As the İYİ Party, we will continue to take much more beautiful and determined steps for the future, hand in hand with our nation. This voice rising from Düziçi is the biggest proof of our belief that Turkey will be good. I welcome all our new friends to our ranks.

— Serat KılıçElaborating on the İYİ Party's commitment to national progress and justice.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.