CHP Suspends Membership Process For Arif Kocabıyık

Social media street interviewer Arif Kocabayik has joined the Republican People's Party (CHP). CHP Chairman Özgür Özel personally presented the party badge to Kocabayik. The decision has reportedly met with discomfort within the party. Kocabayik previously ran as an IYI Party candidate for Antalya deputy in the last general election and has faced allegations of being a 'bankamatik memuru' in Konya Altı Municipality. CHP Chairman Ozgur Ozel personally presented Kocabayik with his party badge. The decision has faced internal criticism, including from former CHP lawmaker Levent Gokte, who criticized the move on social media. Former CHP Party Assembly member Ali Haydar Firat stated on social media that Kocabayik will not remain in the party. The decision follows reactions within the party regarding the preservation of its principles and ideology. The source noted that the move comes after the party stepped back following initial criticism.