Muğla Deputy Gizem Özcan pinned the party badge on Durmuş at the ceremony; Yatağan Mayor Günay also attended the event.

Dalaman Mayor Sezer Durmuş resigned from the CHP and joined YENİ Party along with 11 municipal council members. At a ceremony held in front of the YENİ Party Dalaman District Headquarters, the party badge was pinned on Durmuş by YENİ Party Deputy Chairman and Muğla Deputy Gizem Özcan.
The ceremony was also attended by YENİ Party Founding Provincial Chairman Nail Kızıl, Yatağan Mayor Mesut Günay, muhtars, business people, and representatives of civil society organizations.
Dalaman is one of Muğla's major tourist districts and hosts an international airport. The majority of the municipal council switching from the CHP to YENİ Party directly alters the balance of power in the district assembly. The CHP had won Dalaman in the 2024 local elections; this mass resignation represents a significant loss that narrows the party's municipal base in Muğla. Cumhuriyet newspaper reported the development.
2 independent sources corroborated this
Dalaman Municipality Mayor Sezer Durmuş and 11 council members resigned from the CHP and joined the YENİ Party. This move caused the CHP to lose its majority in the municipality it won in 2024 and altered the balance of power in the district assembly.
Municipal administration will change in Dalaman district, which hosts Muğla's international airport; this could lead to changes in the district's public services and investment priorities. It also demonstrates how the results of the 2024 local elections have shifted in the Muğla region.
2 independent sources corroborated this