9th Parliament of Turkey

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The 9th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 14 May 1950 to 14 May 1954. There were 510 MPs in the parliament. The majority party was Democrat Party (DP) and the main opposition was Republican People's Party (CHP). Nation Party had only one seat. [1]

Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following: [2]

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References

  1. Parliament page Archived 2015-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul
Preceded by 9th Parliament of Turkey
Refik Koraltan

14 May 1950-14 May 1954
Succeeded by