Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba resigned, the distribution of seats in the Turkish Grand National Assembly changed

Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba, who resigned from the AK Party and joined the İYİ Party in 2022, announced that he resigned from his party.

There was a disagreement between Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba, whose badge was worn by the then Chairman Meral Akşener, and the current Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu.

Arguing that he could not agree with his party on some issues, especially the terror-free Turkey process, Fakıbaba said, "I have been an opposition within the party. I have been a liberal person since my youth. They cannot wash blood with blood, they burn it with water. When I joined the İYİ Party, I did not say 'How happy is the one who says I am a Turk'. I said 'I am a Turkish nationalist'. I believe that the terror-free Turkey process will result positively. If it does not result, the state will do what is necessary. I am in support of the peace process." He made a statement.

Following Fakıbaba's statement, Dervişoğlu called on Fakıbaba to resign from both the İYİ Party and his parliamentary seat on his social media account. Fakıbaba, who announced his decision to resign after Dervişoğlu's call, announced his decision to leave as follows:

"I would like to respectfully inform the public that I have resigned from IYI Party membership, in line with the request of our esteemed Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu, and from my position as Ankara Member of Parliament, in accordance with my understanding of political ethics."

After Fakıbaba's resignation, the distribution of seats in the Turkish Grand National Assembly also changed.

The number of seats of the İYİ Party, which had 27 seats in the Parliament, dropped to 26 after Fakıbaba left.

The new distribution of seats in the Turkish Grand National Assembly by party is as follows:

Justice and Development Party (AK Party): 281

New Party: 91

People's Equality and Democracy Party: 56

Nationalist Movement Party: 46

Republican People's Party: 44

İYİ Party: 26

New Road Party: 20

Independent: 10

Free Cause Party: 4

Re-Prosperity Party: 3

Turkish Workers' Party: 3

Democratic Regions Party: 2

Labor Party: 2

Felicity Party: 1

Democratic Left Party: 1

Democratic Party: 1

Total: 592

In his statement, Fakıbaba announced that he resigned from his duty as Ankara deputy.

According to the article in the Constitution and the Internal Regulations of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; In order for the resignation to be valid, Fakıbaba must first submit the handwritten petition to the Presidency of the Parliament. Then, the Presidency Council will determine the validity of the resignation and the resignation will be accepted by the General Assembly.