11th Parliament of Turkey
1957 general election result(1957-1960)
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
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Preceded by | 11th Parliament of Turkey Refik Koraltan 1 November 1957-27 May 1960 | Succeeded by |
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