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Türkiye

Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.

Presidential-Parliamentary

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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral

Unicameral

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IPU membership Current membership status

Yes

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About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name

Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (T.B.M.M) (Grand National Assembly of Türkiye)

Chamber name

Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (T.B.M.M) (Grand National Assembly of Türkiye)

Parliamentary term (years)

IPU membership

Affiliation periods

from 1910 to 1980

from 1984

IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.

Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Speaker

Numan Kurtulmuş (Male)

Year of birth

1959

Term

07.06.2023

Additional information

Elected on 7 June 2023.

The term of the Speaker is two years in the case of the first Speaker, who can be re-elected. The term of the second Speaker continues until the end of the given legislative term. In the event of a change in the speakership, the new Speaker will serve out the remaining term of his/her predecessor.

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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.

Secretary General

Talip Uzun (Male)

Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.

Appointed on 4 July 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.

600

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Principal mode of designation of members

Directly elected

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Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.

600

Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.

600

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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

481

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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

119

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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.

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Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.

600 See historical data for this field.

Population (in thousands)

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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.

52.10

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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.

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Youngest member

Zehranur Aydemi̇r (Female)

Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.

Oldest member

Devlet Bahçeli (Male)

Number of members, by age

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	21 - 30	31 - 40	41 - 45	46 - 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	91 and over	Totals per gender
Totals per age interval	0	5	59	80	122	235	84	15	0	0
	Total <= 45: 144				Total >= 46: 456
Male	0	2	37	53	99	198	77	15	0	0	481
Female	0	3	22	27	23	37	7	0	0	0	119

Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	0.83%	0.33%	0.5%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	10.67%	6.5%	4.17%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	24%	15.33%	8.67%

Members for whom data is available

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Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.

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Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.

Yes

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Notes

Voluntary political party quotas.

Legal source Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.

Individual political party statutes.

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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