Senate of the Republic
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The Senate of the Republic was the upper house of Turkey’s bicameral parliament that functioned during the 1960s and 1970s before the country returned to a unicameral legislature.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of the Republic (Turkey) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cumhuriyet Senatosu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | abolished by 1982 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1980 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| followedBy | unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey (post-1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | nationwide legislation in Turkey ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | National Assembly (Turkey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
appointed senator
ⓘ
elected senator ⓘ natural member ⓘ |
| hasRole |
initiating legislation
ⓘ
providing checks and balances within the legislature ⓘ reviewing legislation passed by the lower house ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Turkish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Turkey (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm |
1961–1965
ⓘ
1965–1969 ⓘ 1969–1973 ⓘ 1973–1977 ⓘ 1977–1980 ⓘ |
| location | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Turkish Grand National Assembly building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Cumhuriyet Senatosu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalMembersInclude | former presidents of Turkey ⓘ |
| numberOfChambersInParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 150 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bicameral parliament of Turkey ⓘ |
| partOfGovernment | legislative branch of Turkey ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party democracy in Turkey ⓘ |
| precededBy | unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey (pre-1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | 1980 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | one-third of seats renewed every 2 years ⓘ |
| replacedBy | unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | suspended following 12 September 1980 coup ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| supervises | executive branch of Turkey (to a limited extent) ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| usedVotingAge | 21 years (for most of its existence) ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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