The 8th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 21 July 1946 to 22 May 1950. There were 499 MPs in the parliament. 66 of them were the members of newly founded Democrat Party (DP) and 8 of them were independents. The rest were the members of the

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(CHP).

Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul *5 August 1946 -

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

was reelected as the

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for the fourth time *5 August 1946 – Kazım Karabekir was elected as the speaker of the parliament *5 August 1946–

Recep Peker Mehmet Recep Peker (5 February 1889 – 1 April 1950) was a Turkish military officer and politician. He served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey. He self-identified as a FascistÖzkaya, Ahmet. ''Recep Peke ...

of CHP formed the

15th government of Turkey The 15th government of Turkey (7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''the Peker government''. Background Although Republican People's Party (CHP) won the elections held on 21 July, ...

*26 December 1946–

acted as a mediator between the two parties and DP which was boycotting the parliament agreed to participate in the parliament *9 September 1947 –

Hasan Saka Hasan Saka (1885 – 29 July 1960) was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister of Turkey. Political career He graduated from "Mülkiye Mektebi" (School of Civil Service) in 1908. Hasan Saka started working for ...

of CHP formed the

16th government of Turkey The 16th government of Turkey (10 September 1947 – 10 June 1948) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the ''first Hasan Saka, Saka government''. Background Recep Peker of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was th ...

*18 June 1948 – Hasan Saka formed the 17th government of Turkey *19 July 1948 - Nation Party was founded *14 January-

Şemsettin Günaltay Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay (; 17 July 1883 – 19 October 1961) was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950. Biography Günaltay was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Azi ...

of CHP formed the

18th government of Turkey The 18th government of Turkey (16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950) is also referred to as ''the Günaltay government''. Background Hasan Saka of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was the previous prime minister, resigned on 14 September ...

*3 June 1949- ''Law 5421'' New Income tax law *16 February 1950 - ''Law 5545'' New election Law *14 May 1950 -

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References

{{Parliamentary terms of Turkey 1946 establishments in Turkey 1950 disestablishments in Turkey 08 8th parliament of Turkey Republican People's Party (Turkey) Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) Nation Party (Turkey, 1948) Political history of Turkey