The 11th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 27 October 1957 to 27 May 1960. 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.
Main parliamentary milestones
Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:
- 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
- Parliament page Archived 2015-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Election page
- Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul
| Preceded by10th Parliament of Turkey | 11th Parliament of Turkey Refik Koraltan 1 November 1957-27 May 1960 |
Succeeded byConstituent Assembly of Turkey |
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- 1957 establishments in Turkey
- 1960 disestablishments in Turkey
- 11th parliament of Turkey
- Terms of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
- Republican People's Party (Turkey)
- Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960)
- Republican Nation Party
- Republican Villagers Nation Party
- Liberty Party (Turkey)
- Political history of Turkey