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. About half of the members were appointed by the military rule and the rest were the elected members. Among the elected members there were

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(CHP) and

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members as well as various NGO members. But the former Democrat Party (DP) members were not allowed in the parliament.

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 11th term and the constituent assembly

*27 May 1960- Following the coup,

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formed the

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*12 June 1960 – The former parliament was legally abolished and a group of 36 coup members (MBK) temporarily undertook legislation. *29 September 1960- DP was closed by the military rule *15 November 1960 – 14 members of the MGK were expelled from MGK and sent to various embassies abroad. *22 November 1960 – ''Law 132'' : Turkish standards institute (TSE) was established *5 January 1961- Cemal Gürsel formed the 25th government of Turkey

During the Constituent Assembly

* 6 January 1961 – The parliament was opened after a pause of seven months, Kazım Orbay was elected as the speaker * 11 January 1961 – Justice Party (AP) and some other parties were founded *12 January 1961 – New Turkey Party (YTP) was founded *23 April 1961 –

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(later War of Independence Museum) was established on the 41st anniversary of the

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*9 July 1961 –

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for the new constitution (accepted) *15 October 1961 -

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References

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