1920 Turkish Grand National Assembly election

none Ottoman Empire parliamentary 1919 Ottoman general election 1919 1923 Turkish general election 1923 436 seats in the Grand National Assembly 218 1920 Speaker Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ARMHC thumb | right | alt=Group of officials and attendees gathered for prayers in front of the Grand National Assembly building in Ankara in 1920. | Prayers in front of the Grand National Assembly building in Ankara, 1920. General elections were held in the Ottoman Empire in 1920 in order to select delegates to the new Grand National Assembly.Weiner Myron Özbudun Ergun Competitive Elections in Developing Countries https://books.google.com/books?id=x6RgvJ1ni3wC 1987 Duke University Press 0-8223-0766-9 336 The elections were dominated by the Association for the Defense of the Rights of Anatolia and Rumelia (tr Anadolu ve Rumeli Müdafaa-i Hukuk Cemiyeti), which consisted of nationalist local groups protesting against the Allied occupation of Turkey. Background Following the 1919 general elections, the newly elected Parliament convened in Istanbul on 12 January 1920. However, its approval of the Misak-ı Millî (National Pact) led to Allied forces occupying the city on 16 March. Several MPs were arrested and deported. Sultan Mehmed VI dissolved Parliament on 11 April.Hasan Kayali 1995 http://psi203.cankaya.edu.tr/uploads/files/Kayali,%20Elections%20in%20the%20Ott%20Empire%20(1995).pdf Elections and the Electoral Process in the Ottoman Empire, 1876–1919 International Journal of Middle East Studies 27 3 265–286 176251 After Istanbul was occupied, Mustafa Kemal, the leader of the Turkish National Movement, sent a telegram to the provincial administrations and army commanders on 19 March as the head of the Committee of Representation, asking them to hold elections for the Grand National Assembly and to complete the elections within 15 days. The circular contained a total of 12 articles, which included:1 August 2013 18 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130418151930/http://atam.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/01-kenan-olgun.pdf Kenan Olgun Türkiye'de Cumhuriyetin ilanından 1950'ye Genel Seçim Uygulamaları http://atam.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/01-kenan-olgun.pdf live A parliament with extraordinary powers shall be convened in Ankara to manage and supervise the affairs of the country The persons to be elected as members of this assembly shall be subject to the provisions of the law relating to members of parliament Elections shall be based on sanjaks Five members shall be elected from each sanjak The elections shall be completed within fifteen days at the latest in such a way as to ensure a majority in Ankara The circular also stated that the participation of the members of the last Chamber of Deputies, which had been disbanded, who could come to Ankara was obligatory. The circular differed from the electoral law that was in effect from the 1908 elections until the 1943 elections. The principle of electing deputies based on population was abandoned and five members were to be elected from each sanjak regardless of population. The election age, which had been set at 30 as per the 1876 Constitution, was lowered to 25 with the circular. Due to the extraordinary circumstances, the circular determined a special election method as in the 1877 elections. Aftermath Following the elections, the new Grand National Assembly met in Ankara on 23 April 1920, with Mustafa Kemal as its chairman.Dilip Hiro (2009) Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran, Penguin References expanded Turkey Turkey Category:Elections in the Ottoman Empire Grand National Category:Elections in Turkey Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results