The Advisory Parliament existed from 15 October 1981 to 6 December 1983 . It was established by the military rule of

1980 Turkish coup d'état The 1980 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 12 Eylül Darbesi), headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, was the third coup d'état in the history of the Republic of Turkey, the previous having been the 1960 coup and the 1971 coup by ...

. 120 MPs were representatives of the provinces and 40 MPs were appointed by the military rule.

Main parliamentary milestones

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

Background: Between the 16th term and the Advisory Parliament

*13 September 1980- Following the coup,

Kenan Evren Ahmet Kenan Evren (; 17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) was a Turkish politician and military officer, who served as the seventh President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup. On 18 June 2014, a Turkish ...

became the head of the state (president). Military rule (MGK) replaced the parliament *21 September –

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formed the 44th government of Turkey *27 October 1980 -

Provisional constitution A provisional constitution, interim constitution or transitional constitution is a constitution intended to serve during a transitional period until a permanent constitution is adopted. The following countries currently have,had in the past,such a c ...

*30 June 1981 – Military rule (MGK) which exercised legislation passed law about the advisory parliament *15 October 1981 – The names of the Advisory parliament MPs were announced *16 October 1981 – All former political parties were closed by the military rule

During the Advisory Parliament

*23 October 1981 –

Sadi Irmak Mahmut Sadi Irmak (May 15, 1904, Seydişehir – November 11, 1990, Istanbul) was a Turkish academic in physiology, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey. Biography He was born in the town Seydişehir of Konya, Ottoman Empire i ...

, a former prime minister was elected as the speaker of the parliament in the first session of the parliament *7 November 1982 –

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on the new constitution (accepted) *8 November 1982 –According to new constitution Kenan Evren became the 7th

president of Turkey The president of Turkey, officially the president of the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı), is the head of state and head of government of Turkey. The president directs the executive branch of the government of Tu ...

* 8 April 1983 – New election law *15 May 1983 –

Nationalist Democracy Party Nationalist Democracy Party ( tr, Milliyetçi Demokrasi Partisi, MDP) was a former political party in Turkey. Background About one year after the coup of 1980, all political parties were closed by the military regime, or the so-called National ...

(MDP) was founded by Turgut Sunalp *21 May 1983 – Three new parties ; Motherland Party (ANAP by

Turgut Özal Halil Turgut Özal (; 13 October 192717 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, who served as the 8th President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Mothe ...

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by Fethi Esener and Populist Party by

Necdet Calp Necdet Calp (September 7, 1922 – September 13, 1998) was a Turkish civil servant and politician. Early life He was born in Karamürsel ilçe of Kocaeli Province, Turkey on 7 September 1922. He graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, ...

were founded *26 May 1983 - Social democracy Party (SODEP) was founded by

Erdal İnönü Erdal İnönü (6 June 1926 – 31 October 2007) was a Turkish theoretical physicist and politician, who served as the interim Prime Minister of Turkey between 16 May and 25 June 1993. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from ...

* 6 November 1983 -

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References

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