Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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Image:TBMM.jpg Template:Politics of Turkey The Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. Election of its 550 members, who serve five-year terms, is by D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system. 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.

Current Composition

(as of 30 March 2006)

Party Members
Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) 360
Republican People's Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) 155
Motherland Party Anavatan Partisi (ANAP) 22
True Path Party Doğruyol Partisi (DYP) 4
Social Democratic People's Party Sosyaldemokrat Halk Partisi (SHP) 4
Rise of the People Party Halkın Yükselişi Partisi (HYP) 1
Independents Bağımsız 4
Vacant Seats Boş 1

Please note that the distrubution of seats has changed since the latest 2002 elections.

Latest election

Template:Turkish parliamentary election, 2002

External link

ja:トルコ大国民議会 tr:Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi


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