Politics of Turkey Constitution of Turkey President Prime Minister Parliament Political parties Elections Image File history File links The Flag of Turkey I have created this file by Metapost then resized and converted to PNG by GIMP, following the ratios given in Turkish law. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... Turkey is a secular, republican parliamentary democracy. ... // Preamble (As amended on October 17, 2001) In line with the concept of nationalism and the reforms and principles introduced by the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk, the immortal leader and the unrivalled hero, this Constitution, which affirms the eternal existence of the Turkish nation and motherland... There have been ten Presidents of the Republic of Turkey since its inception. ... This is a chronological list of every government formed by the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey. ... Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. ... Elections in Turkey gives information on election and election results in Turkey. ...
The Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameralparliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. Election of its 550 members, who serve five-year terms, is by proportional representation. To participate in the distribution of seats, a party must obtain at least 10% of the votes cast at the national level as well as a percentage of votes in the contested district according to a complex formula. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ...
Current Composition
(as of Sunday 18 September 2005)
Party
Members
Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)
356
Republican People's Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)
158
Motherland Party Anavatan Partisi (ANAP)
14
True Path Party Doğruyol Partisi (DYP)
4
Social Democrat People's Party Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti (SHP)
4
Rise of the People Party Halkın Yükselişi Partisi (HYP)
1
Independents Bağımsız
10
Empty Seats Boş
3
External link
The official site of the Grand National Assembly, including some pages in English
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