26th Parliament of Turkey

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The 26th Parliament of Turkey was the national legislative body elected in the November 2015 general election, marked by a fragmented party landscape and significant political tension.

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instanceOf Parliament of Turkey
unicameral legislature
abbreviation TBMM 26. Dönem
buildingName Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi
chamberType unicameral
constitutionalChange transition towards presidential system
country Turkey
dissolutionReason early elections in 2018
election November 2015 Turkish general election
electionDate 2015-11-01
electoralThreshold 10 percent national threshold
endDate 2018-07-07
followedBy 27th Parliament of Turkey
fourthLargestParty Nationalist Movement Party
governmentFormedBy Justice and Development Party
hasMemberParty Justice and Development Party
Nationalist Movement Party
Peoples’ Democratic Party
Republican People’s Party
hasSpeaker Binali Yıldırım
İsmail Kahraman
jurisdiction Turkey
languageOfWork Turkish
largestParty Justice and Development Party
legislativeAuthority national legislation of Turkey
legislativeBodyOf Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
legislativePeriod 26th legislative term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
legislatureNumber 26
meetsIn Grand National Assembly of Turkey building
Grand National Assembly of Turkey plenary chamber
numberOfElectoralDistricts 85
numberOfMembers 550
ordinalNumber 26
politicalContext fragmented party landscape
heightened political tension
precededBy 25th Parliament of Turkey
presidentDuringTerm Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
primeMinisterDuringTerm Ahmet Davutoğlu
Binali Yıldırım
seatOfLegislature Ankara
secondLargestParty Republican People’s Party
securityContext increased terrorism-related legislation
renewed conflict in southeast Turkey
significantEvent 2016 Turkish coup d’état attempt
2017 Turkish constitutional referendum
speakerTitle Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
startDate 2015-11-17
termLength 4 years (statutory)
thirdLargestParty Peoples’ Democratic Party
typeOfElection snap general election
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Numan Kurtulmuş parliamentaryTerm 26th Parliament of Turkey
25th Parliament of Turkey followedBy 26th Parliament of Turkey
26th Parliament of Turkey legislativePeriod 26th legislative term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
linked to: 26th Parliament of Turkey
26th Parliament of Turkey abbreviation TBMM 26. Dönem
linked to: 26th Parliament of Turkey
27th Parliament of Turkey follows 26th Parliament of Turkey
27th Parliament of Turkey precededBy 26th Parliament of Turkey