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The day was dominated by the formal launch of Özgür Özel's YENİ Parti. Early morning headlines tracked his resignation from CHP alongside 90 MPs, with the party's logo and name revealed by 08:17. By midday, Özel was elected leader and the party's executive bodies were announced. İmamoğlu's decision to join was reported at 14:53, and by evening YENİ Parti had officially entered parliament. The split triggered a purge of CHP district chairs in Istanbul and Ankara. Concurrently, Justice Minister Gürlek made explosive claims that Ahbap founder Haluk Levent used charity funds for gambling and attempted to flee to Greek islands by boat. The İzmit mayor was suspended from duty, and the minimum pension was raised to 23,552 lira.