11th Parliament of Turkey

1957 general election result(1957-1960) The 11th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 27 October 1957 to 27 May 1960.Parliament page https://web.archive.org/web/20151209044323/https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/TBMM_Album/Cilt2/index.html 2015-12-09 There were 610 MPs in the parliament. While The Democrat Party (DP) won a vast majority, the opposition was represented by the Republican People's Party (CHP) with 173 seats, the Republican Nation Party (CMP) and Liberty Party (HP) each with 4 seats and 2 Independents.Election page Main parliamentary milestones Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1 November 1957– Celal Bayar was elected as the President of Turkey for the third time 25 November 1957 - Adnan Menderes of DP formed the 23rd government of Turkey 17 October 1958 - CMP merged with another party to form Republican Villagers Nation Party 24 November 1958 – HP dissolved itself (Partially merged to CHP) 17 February 1959 –Adnan Menderes survived 1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash. This event briefly introduced détente in domestic policy 4 March 1959 – Parliament majority ratified London and Zurich Agreements. But CHP opposed it 7 November 1959 – Osman Bölükbaşı the leader of CMP was jailed 15 April 1960 - Committee of Inquest a superpower committee composed of DP MPs was formed 27 May 1960 - 1960 Turkish coup d'état References 11th Parliament of TurkeyRefik Koraltan 10th Parliament of Turkey Constituent Assembly of TurkeyIncluding MBK period 1 November 1957-27 May 1960 Note Category:1957 establishments in Turkey Category:1960 disestablishments in Turkey * Category:Parliamentary terms of Turkey Category:Republican People's Party (Turkey) Category:Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960) Category:Republican Nation Party Category:Republican Villagers Nation Party Category:Liberty Party (Turkey) Category:Political history of Turkey