10th Parliament of Turkey

The 10th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 2 May 1954 to 1 November 1957.[1] There were 541 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 30 seats, the Republican Nation Party with 5 seats and 7 Independents.[2] In 1955 a new party (Liberty Party) was also founded.

## Main parliamentary milestones

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Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:[3]

* 14 May 1954 – Celal Bayar was elected as the President of Turkey for the second time
* 17 May 1954 – Adnan Menderes formed the 21st government of Turkey
* 30 May 1954 – Law 6429 Kırşehir Province was abolished (In the 1954 elections Kırşehir citizens had voted for CMP)
* 22 May 1955 – Polemics in the parliament between DP and CHP
* 12 September 1955 – Martial law as a result of 6-7 September demonstrations
* 15 October 1955 – A group of MPs were expelled from DP because of their support to "right to prove" in media.
* 8 December – Adnan Menderes formed 22nd government of Turkey
* 29 December 1955 – Liberty Party was founded by ex DP MPs.
* 1 July 1957 – Law 7001: Kırşehir Province was reestablished
* 27 October 1957 – General Elections

## References

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1. ^ Parliament page  Archived 2015-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Election page
3. ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul

Preceded by

9th Parliament of Turkey

|  10th Parliament of Turkey
Refik Koraltan
2 May 1954-1 November 1957  | Succeeded by

11th Parliament of Turkey

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Nonelected parliaments

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