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 wast 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
• 28 November 1957 – HP dissolved itself (Partially merged to CHP)
• 25 November 1957 - Adnan Menderes of CHP formed the 23rd government of Turkey
• 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

1. Parliament page
2. Election page
3. Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul

1. Including MBK period