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Politics 11 sources 4 updates

In new-party name dispute, decision left to the Constitutional Court

Following an application by the Yenilik Party, the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent Yeni Parti a notice regarding a name change; CHP leader Özgür Özel said they would not change the name, but if the Constitutional Court finds "there is confusion," they would proceed with a minor change.

Yeni Parti
Photo: Haber7

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Haber7: Yeni Parti'de isim görüşmesini bitiren talep! Özgür Özel inanamadı 'Beni aday yapın'4th to publish41 citations today CNN Türk · 2 articles · 1st to publish25 citations today Yeni Şafak: Sinan Burhan 'parti ismi' pazarlığındaki yeni gelişmeyi canlı yayında açıkladı: Bakın Öztürk Yılmaz Özgür Özel'den ne istemiş7th to publish28 citations today Kısa Dalga: Anayasa Mahkemesi: Özgür Özel’in ifade özgürlüğü ihlal edildi5th to publish13 citations today Sözcü: Özgür Özel son noktayı koydu: YENİ Parti’nin ismi değişecek mi?2nd to publish26 citations today Gerçek Gündem: Ara Tatiller Kaldırılıyor Mu? Bakan Tekin, Tartışmalara Son Noktayı Koydu: 'Böyle Devam Edeceğiz'6th to publish34 citations today +3 BirGün · 8th to publishArtı Gerçek · 9th to publishHalk TV · 10th to publish Sputnik Türkiye (RU) · 3rd to publishÖzgür Özel açıkladı: Yeni Parti'nin ismi değişecek mi?26 citations today

Where reports differ

Pro-government press Haber7 relayed a claim made by journalist Sinan Burhan on tv100: that Öztürk Yılmaz proposed giving up the party's name in exchange for being declared the presidential candidate during negotiations.
Opposition and foreign press Sözcü and Sputnik Türkiye focused on Özel's statements: according to legal experts, there is no name similarity, and the decision rests with the Constitutional Court.

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  1. In new-party name dispute, decision left to the Constitutional Court Following an application by the Yenilik Party, the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) Chief Public Prosecutor's Office sent Yeni Parti a notice regarding a name change; CHP leader Özgür Özel said they would not change the name, but if the Constitutional Court finds "there is confusion," they would proceed with a minor change.
  2. Özel responds to early election debate: We will reach that ballot box Yeni Parti Chairman Özgür Özel said he visited Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested and suspended from duty, in prison. Özel said, regarding the early election debate, "They cannot deceive the people, we will reach that ballot box and we will win that election too," and called for the "Tera Fund" transactions to be disclosed.
  3. Özgür Özel spoke in Bursa, called on Erdoğan to renew elections YENİ Party Chairman Özgür Özel said in his speech following a march in Bursa that he had visited jailed Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey in prison that morning, and called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "come and let's renew the elections in Bursa."
  4. Özel: What would truly help the process is Demirtaş reuniting with his home CHP Chairman Özgür Özel criticized the "My Family Is Safe" operation on three points and said that rather than Abdullah Öcalan's new residence, Selahattin Demirtaş reuniting with his home would contribute more to the process.

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