20th Parliament of Turkey

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The 20th Parliament of Turkey was the national legislative term in the mid-1990s that oversaw a turbulent political period marked by short-lived coalition governments and significant debates over secularism and political Islam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary term
unicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED
constitutionalFramework 1982 Constitution of Turkey NERFINISHED
country Turkey
election 1995 Turkish general election
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
endTime 1999
followedBy 21st Parliament of Turkey NERFINISHED
follows 19th Parliament of Turkey NERFINISHED
governmentFormedDuringTerm coalition governments
governmentTypeContext parliamentary republic
hasJurisdictionOver national legislation of Turkey
hasMemberType Member of Parliament of Turkey
hasPart Turkish deputies NERFINISHED
hasPower constitutional amendments (with special majority)
enacting statutes
vote of confidence
hasRole national legislature of Turkey
historicalSignificance turbulent political period in Turkey’s 1990s
languageOfWorkOrName Turkish
legislativeAuthority national law-making in Turkey
legislativeBody Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod 1995–1999 term
legislativeProcess unicameral parliamentary procedure
legislatureNumber 20
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ankara NERFINISHED
meetsIn Grand National Assembly of Turkey building NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 550
ordinalNumber 20
oversightOf Council of Ministers of Turkey NERFINISHED
partOf political history of Turkey
partOfSeries Parliaments of Turkey NERFINISHED
politicalContext civil–military tensions in Turkey
rise of political Islam in Turkey
seatOfGovernment Ankara NERFINISHED
significantEvent 28 February 1997 process
Susurluk scandal aftermath NERFINISHED
debates over political Islam
debates over secularism
political instability in mid-1990s
short-lived coalition governments
startTime 1995
timePeriod mid-1990s
topicOf debates on EU–Turkey relations
debates on Kurdish issue
debates on military’s role in politics
typeOfGovernmentDuringTerm coalition government
usedVotingSystem d’Hondt method NERFINISHED

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