Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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The Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. Election of its 550 members, who serve five-year terms, is by D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system. To participate in the distribution of seats, a party must obtain at least 10% of the votes cast at the national level as well as a percentage of votes in the contested district.

Current Composition

(as of Sunday 18 September 2005)

	Party	Members
	Justice and Development Party Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)	356
	Republican People's Party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)	158
	Motherland Party Anavatan Partisi (ANAP)	14
	True Path Party Doğruyol Partisi (DYP)	4
	Social Democrat People's Party Sosyal Demokrat Halkçı Parti (SHP)	4
	Rise of the People Party Halkın Yükselişi Partisi (HYP)	1
	Independents Bağımsız	10
	Empty Seats Boş	3

External link

• The official site of the Grand National Assembly, including some pages in English