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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Background
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Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
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01 Nov 2015
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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No information available
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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No information available
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Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
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No information available
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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No information available
Election summar(ies)
For historical elections, data is provided in summary documents in PDF or HTML format.
Voter turnout
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Registered voters
Number of people registered to vote
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56,949,009
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Voters
Number of people who actually voted
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48,537,695
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Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
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85.2%
Results
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About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
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The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regained an absolute majority in parliament in a snap election (the previous elections took place in June 2015), jumping from 258 to 317 seats. The main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP, led by Mr. Kemal Kilicdaroglu) took two more seats to win 134 seats. On the contrary, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP, led by Mr. Devlet Bahceli), deemed as a possible coalition partner for the AKP, saw its share reduced by half to 40. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP, led by Mr. Selahattin Demirtas), which entered parliament for the first time in the June elections, took 59 seats, 21 less than in June. The number of women also decreased from a record 98 to 82.
The snap elections resulted from the failure of coalition talks following the June 2015 elections. On 24 August, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AKP) called fresh elections. Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu, AKP leader and outgoing Prime Minister, led an interim government through to the November elections. It included two HDP MPs, making them the first-ever Kurdish members of the government.
During the election campaign, the major parties focused on peace and stability, the economy, wages, education and reform of the judiciary. Observers led by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) stated while the elections "offered voters a variety of choices", the challenging security situation and violent incidents "hindered contestants' ability to campaign freely".
Members elected, by sex
- Number of men elected
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468
- Number of women elected
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82
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Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.
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14.9%
- Sources
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Grand National Assembly of Turkey (16.11.2015, 25.11.2015)
https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.dagilim
New legislature
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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No information available
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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No information available
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Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
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17 Nov 2015