(ANKARA) - CHP congress delegates filed a lawsuit in Ankara Civil Court of Peace after the signatures they collected for the extraordinary congress request were not processed. In the petition, it was requested that three congress delegates be appointed as a call delegation to call the CHP Extraordinary Congress to a meeting, and that an injunction be taken to start the delegation so that the congress can convene.
A written statement was made on behalf of 833 congress delegates regarding the request for an extraordinary congress of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
In the statement, it was reminded that a request was made for an extraordinary congress with a common agenda and notary approval in order to re-establish the democratic legitimacy within the party and to convene the Congress, which is the highest decision-making body of the party.
In the statement, it was stated that the signatures of 833 delegates, representing more than two-thirds of the total number of congress members, were collected within the 15-day period stipulated in the CHP Charter and delivered to the CHP General Presidency on June 17, 2026. However, it was stated that no call for an extraordinary congress had been made since June 17, and it was argued that the "clear, common and binding will" of the congress delegates was left inconclusive.
In the statement, it was stated that according to Article 75 of the Turkish Civil Code, if the governing body does not call the general assembly to a meeting, upon the application of one of the members, the civil judge of peace can assign three members to call the general assembly to a meeting, and in this context, a lawsuit was filed in Ankara Civil Court of Peace.
In the petition, it was stated that three congress delegates, whose names will be announced later, were requested to be appointed as the call committee to call the CHP Extraordinary Congress to the meeting.
The statement also stated that in the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeals, it has been accepted that the request of a sufficient number of delegates for an extraordinary congress is not subject to the discretion of the party management, and that this will creates legal consequences when it reaches the addressee and binds the party management.
The statement stated that the lawsuit aims to exercise the rights of 833 congress delegates arising from the law and the CHP Charter, to ensure democratic functioning within the party, and to convene the Congress, which is the highest decision-making body of the party.
In the petition submitted to the court, it was determined that an extraordinary congress with a common agenda was requested with the notarized signatures of 833 CHP congress delegates, that the signatures in question were collected within a 15-day period and delivered to the CHP within the prescribed period, and that since an extraordinary congress was not called despite the legal conditions being met, Article 75/2 of the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721 was violated. In accordance with the article, it was requested that 3 congress delegates, who will be notified later, be appointed to the CHP extraordinary congress meeting and to be assigned as a call committee.
In the petition, it was also requested that the three congress members to be appointed be authorized to determine the place, day, time and agenda of the extraordinary congress, to make the call and announcement procedures, to make the necessary applications to the Çankaya District Election Board and the administrative authorities in accordance with Law No. 2820, and to carry out all the necessary preparatory procedures for the congress to be held, and to take an injunction ordering the delegation to begin its duty so that the congress can be held.