YENİ Party Manisa Provincial Management Begins Work After Founding Chairman's Arrest
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The YENİ Party has established a new provincial management board in Manisa, Turkey, following the arrest of its founding provincial chairman, İlksen Özalper.
- The party emphasizes that Özalper's detention is unlawful and unacceptable, not only for the party but for democracy itself.
- The new board aims to continue the party's service to Manisa, building on the success of winning 14 district municipalities and the metropolitan municipality in the recent local elections.
The YENİ Party has announced the formation of its new provincial management board in Manisa, Turkey, a development that follows the arrest of the party's founding provincial chairman, İlksen Özalper. Erdem Nalbant, the acting provincial deputy chairman, stated that Özalper's detention is an unlawful deprivation of liberty.
illegally deprived of his freedom
Nalbant asserted that Özalper's situation is unacceptable, not just from the party's perspective but also for the broader cause of democracy. He referenced the YENİ Party's General Chairman, Özgür Özel, who advocates that "the people founded the New Party," underscoring a grassroots approach to the party's structure and operations.
the situation is unacceptable not only for the party but also for democracy.
The new Manisa provincial management board has officially begun its work. Nalbant highlighted the party's significant electoral success in Manisa during the recent local elections, where candidates supported by the party won 14 district municipalities and the metropolitan municipality. He credited İlksen Özalper as the primary architect of this victory.
The New Party was founded by the people.
"We wish the New Party Manisa Provincial Management, formed under the leadership of our General Chairman Mr. Özgür Özel and guided by our Founding Provincial Chairman İlksen Özalper, to be auspicious for our city, and we are starting our duty with great excitement," Nalbant stated, expressing optimism for the new board's service to the region.
The biggest architect of this victory is our Provincial Chairman Mr. İlksen Özalper.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.