Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Turkish people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
national parliament
unicameral legislature
buildingLocation Ankara
surface form: Çankaya district of Ankara
buildingStyle modernist architecture (current complex)
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative organ of Turkey
country Turkey
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
elects Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
establishedDuring founding of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: Turkish War of Independence
foundationDate 23 April 1920
founder Turkish national movement
governs national legislation of Turkey
hasCommittee Constitutional Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Plan and Budget Committee
hasFraction parliamentary groups of political parties
headOfGovernmentElection elects the President in certain circumstances defined by the constitution
historicalRole proclaimed the Republic of Turkey in 1923
inception 1920
jurisdiction Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
languageOfWork Turkish
legalSystem Turkish law
legislativeChamberType unicameral
locatedIn Ankara
meetingPlace Parliament building in Ankara
nativeName Grand National Assembly of Turkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi
numberOfMembers 600
oversees implementation of laws by the executive
power approves the budget
authorizes declarations of war
can initiate constitutional amendments
enacts, amends, and repeals laws
ratifies international treaties
precededBy Ottoman Parliament
surface form: Ottoman Chamber of Deputies
relatedHoliday National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
role makes laws
oversees the government
represents the Turkish people
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Grand National Assembly of Turkey self-linksurface differs
surface form: TBMM
significantDate 23 April (National Sovereignty and Children’s Day)
supervises Council of Ministers (historically)
symbol crescent and star of Turkey
termLength 5 years
votingSystem proportional representation
website https://www.tbmm.gov.tr

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Turkish nationalist forces organizedBy Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Turkish nationalist forces allegiance Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Refet Bele affiliation Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir belligerent Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Deniz Baykal legislativeBody Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Allied occupation of Smyrna opponent Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Treaty of Kars party Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey supervisingAuthority Grand National Assembly of Turkey
First Battle of İnönü associatedWith Grand National Assembly of Turkey