The CHP central executive board, meeting in Bolu under CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, named Mehmet Ali Yüksel as Istanbul provincial chair. Gürsel Tekin's interim tenure has ended.
Yüksel had previously led the CHP Kağıthane district branch and served as Kılıçdaroğlu's chief adviser in the 2023 presidential election. Tekin had taken office on 2 September 2025 under a court interim injunction.