YENİ Party elects provincial chairmen across Turkey, including Muğla and Kayseri
Nail Kızıl won Muğla's provincial chairmanship with 8,738 votes, while Ufuk Ozan Gözbaşı became Kayseri's first elected provincial chairman.
KEY POINTS
- Voting in Muğla covered 13 districts and ran from 09:00 to 18:00 on October 18, 2026.
- Nail Kızıl won Muğla with 8,738 votes against Süleyman Girgin's 7,574 votes.
- Ufuk Ozan Gözbaşı won Kayseri with 3,152 votes, becoming its first elected provincial chairman.
- YENİ Party held provincial chairmanship pre-elections in 81 provinces across Turkey.
YENİ Party held provincial chairmanship pre-elections across Turkey on October 18, 2026, allowing members to directly choose their provincial leaders after ordinary provincial congresses.
In Muğla, polling stations opened at 09:00 and closed at 18:00 in 13 districts, including Menteşe, Bodrum, Fethiye, and Marmaris. Voting in Menteşe took place at Konakaltı Culture Center.
“The pre-elections were organized to strengthen intra-party democracy and determine organization managers through members' direct will.”
Incumbent chairman Nail Kızıl defeated MP Süleyman Girgin with 8,738 votes to 7,574, a margin of 1,164 votes. Kızıl received 53.57 percent of the vote, while Girgin received 46.43 percent.
In Kayseri, Ufuk Ozan Gözbaşı won among 14 districts with 3,152 votes, ahead of İbrahim Kaan with 2,403 and Nazlı Erdoğan with 405, becoming the party's first elected provincial chairman there.
The party said the pre-elections were organized to strengthen intra-party democracy and determine organization managers through members' direct will.
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