The Grand National Assembly of Turkey,usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament,is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 amid the National Campaign. This constitution had founded its pre-government known as 1st Executive Ministers of Turkey in May 1920. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of Mareşal Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,1st President of the Republic of Turkey,and his colleagues to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
Women in Turkey have an active participation in national politics,and the number of women in the Turkish parliament has been increasing steadily in recent elections.
Mahmut Tanal is a Turkish politician and former lawyer who serves as a Member of Parliament for Şanlıurfa in the Grand National Assembly,formerly representing Istanbul. He is a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Engin Altay is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who serves as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Sinop since the 2002. He was re-elected in 2007,2011,June 2015 and November 2015. On 30 June 2011,Altay was elected as one of the three CHP parliamentary group leaders,serving alongside Muharrem İnce,Akif Hamzaçebi and later Levent Gök.
Candan Yüceer is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who has served as a Member of Parliament for Tekirdağsince 12 June 2011.
Burcu Köksal is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who is currently the Mayor of Afyonkarahisar. She previously served as a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar from 7 June 2015 until her election as mayor.
Tacettin Bayır is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who currently serves as a Member of Parliament for İzmir's first electoral district since 7 June 2015,first elected in the June 2015 general election. He was formerly a founding member of the now-defunct Social Democracy Party (SODEP) in the early 1980s and later joined the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) before the party merged with the CHP.
Ali Haydar Hakverdi is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Ankara's first electoral district since 7 June 2015. He was first elected in the June 2015 general election and was re-elected in the snap election of November 2015.
Ayşe Nur Bahçekapılı is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who currently serves as a Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly since 24 November 2015. She previously served in the same position between 2 July and 23 June 2015. She has been a Member of Parliament for Istanbul's second electoral district since 22 July 2007,having first been elected in the 2007 general election and re-elected in the 2011,June 2015 and November 2015 general elections.
Levent Gök is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who currently serves as one of the three parliamentary group leaders for his party since 22 August 2014. He succeeded Muharrem İnce,who resigned to contest the 18th CHP Extraordinary Convention as a leadership candidate. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ankara's first electoral district since the 2011 general election.
Özgür Özel is a Turkish pharmacist and politician who is chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP). He had shared the parliamentary deputy group leadership of the CHP with Engin Altay and Levent Gök between the years 2015 and 2023. He has been an MP for the electoral district of Manisa since the 2011 general election and is well known for his activism concerning the rights of miners in Manisa Province.
Eren Erdem is a Turkish writer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul since 7 June 2015.
Veli Ağbaba is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who has served as a Member of Parliament for Malatya since 12 June 2011.
Emre Köprülü is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who has served as a Member of Parliament for Tekirdağsince 12 June 2011.
BarışKaradeniz is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who has served as a Member of parliament for Sinop since 7 June 2015.
Şerafettin Turpcu is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP),who has served as a Member of Parliament for Zonguldak.
Serkan Bayram is a Turkish politician and lawyer. He is currently serving as an MP in the Turkish Grand Assembly with the Justice and Development Party.
Gülizar Biçer Karaca in Denizli,Turkey,is a Turkish politician and lawyer.
Nihat Yeşil Turkish politician. He is an MP from Republican People's Party in the 25th,26th and 27th term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Before being elected as an MP,he worked on restoration and architecture.
Ahmet Akın is a Turkish businessman and politician. He has served as a member of the Turkish parliament for Balıkesir during the 25th,26th,and 27th terms. He is also the deputy chairman responsible for local governments at the Republican People's Party (CHP).
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