Şanlıurfa is an
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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. It elects twelve members of parliament (deputies) to represent the
province of the same name for a four-year term by the
D'Hondt method
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, a
party-list proportional representation
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system.
Members
Population reviews of each electoral district are conducted before each general election, which can lead to certain districts being granted a smaller or greater number of parliamentary seats. Şanlıurfa is one of the largest in southeast Turkey, sending twelve members to Ankara.
The overwhelming majority of members are from the
governing party
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. Şanlıurfa is a district where the pro-Kurdish
Peace and Democracy Party
The Peace and Democracy Party (, , BDP) was a Kurdish political party in Turkey existing from 2008 to 2014.
Development
BDP succeeded the Democratic Society Party (DTP) in 2008, following the closure of the latter party for its alleged conne ...
(BDP) ran independent candidates in an attempt to overcome the 10 percent national
electoral threshold
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of votes that a candidate or political party requires before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature.
This limit can operate in various ...
. One such independent candidates was elected here in 2011 and has joined the BDP; another independent candidate was also elected.
General elections
2011
June 2015
November 2015
2018
2023
Presidential elections
2014
References
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Electoral districts of Turkey
Politics of Şanlıurfa Province