11th Parliament of Turkey

The 11th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 27 October 1957 to 27 May 1960.^[1] There were 610 MPs in the parliament. While The Democrat Party (DP) won a vast majority, the opposition was represented by the Republican People's Party (CHP) with 173 seats, the Republican Nation Party (CMP) and Liberty Party (HP) each with 4 seats and 2 Independents.^[2]

Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:^[3]

• 1 November 1957– Celal Bayar was elected as the President of Turkey for the third time
• 25 November 1957 - Adnan Menderes of DP formed the 23rd government of Turkey
• 17 October 1958 - CMP merged with another party to form Republican Villagers Nation Party
• 24 November 1958 – HP dissolved itself (Partially merged to CHP)
• 17 February 1959 –Adnan Menderes survived 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash. This event briefly introduced détente in domestic policy
• 4 March 1959 – Parliament majority ratified London and Zurich Agreements. But CHP opposed it
• 7 November 1959 – Osman Bölükbaşı the leader of CMP was jailed
• 15 April 1960 - Committee of Inquest a superpower committee composed of DP MPs was formed
• 27 May 1960 - 1960 Turkish coup d'état

References

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Parliamentary terms of Turkey

• 1st (1920–23)
• 2nd (1923–27)
• 3rd (1927–31)
• 4th (1931–35)
• 5th (1935–39)
• 6th (1939–43)
• 7th (1943–46)
• 8th (1946–50)
• 9th (1950–54)
• 10th (1954–57)
• 11th (1957–60)
• 12th (1961–65)
• 13th (1965–69)
• 14th (1969–73)
• 15th (1973–77)
• 16th (1977–80)
• 17th (1983–87)
• 18th (1987–91)
• 19th (1991–95)
• 20th (1995–99)
• 21st (1999–2002)
• 22nd (2002–07)
• 23rd (2007–11)
• 24th (2011–15)
• 25th (Jun–Nov 2015)
• 26th (Nov 2015–18)
• 27th (2018–2023)
• 28th (2023–)

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Nonelected parliaments

• Constituent Assembly (Jan–Oct 1961)
• Advisory Parliament (1981–1983)