18th Parliament of Turkey explained

The 18th term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey lasted from 29 November 1987 to 20 October 1991.^[1] There were 450 MPs in the parliament. Motherland Party (ANAP) held the majority. Social Democrat Populist Party (SHP) and True Path Party (DYP) were the other parties.^[2]

Main parliamentary milestones

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:^[3]

• 22 December 1987 – Turgut Özal of ANAP formed the 46th government of Turkey
• 10 May 1988 – Civil Code amended; divorcing became easier.
• 25 September 1988 – Referendum on snap election. The governmental proposal was rejected.
• 31 October 1989 – Turgut Özal was elected as the 8th president of Turkey.
• 9 November 1989 – Yıldırım Akbulut of ANAP formed the 47th government of Turkey.
• 7 June 1990 – A group of MPs from SHP resigned from the party and formed People's Labor Party (HEP).
• 23 June 1991 – Mesut Yılmaz of ANAP formed the 48th government of Turkey.
• 20 October 1991 – General election held.

List of members

Constituency	Name	Party
Adana		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Adıyaman		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Afyonkarahisar		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
Ağrı		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Amasya		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Ankara		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Antalya		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Motherland Party
Artvin		Democrat Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Aydın		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Balıkesir		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Bilecik		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Bingöl		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Bitlis		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Bolu		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
Burdur		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Bursa		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Çanakkale		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Çankırı		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Çorum		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Denizli		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Diyarbakır		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Edirne		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Elazığ		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Erzincan		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Erzurum		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
Eskişehir		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Gaziantep		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Giresun		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Gümüşhane		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Hakkâri		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Hatay		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Isparta		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
İçel (Mersin)		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
İstanbul		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
İzmir		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Kahramanmaraş		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Kars		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Kastamonu		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Kayseri		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Kırklareli		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Kırşehir		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Kocaeli		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Konya		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Kütahya		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Malatya		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Manisa		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Mardin		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Muğla		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Muş		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Nevşehir		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Niğde		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Ordu		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Rize		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Sakarya		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Samsun		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Siirt		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
Sinop		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Democrat Party
Sivas		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Şanlıurfa		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Tekirdağ		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Tokat		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Trabzon		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
Tunceli		Social Democratic Populist Party
		Social Democratic Populist Party
Uşak		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Van		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Yozgat		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
Zonguldak		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Motherland Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party
		Democrat Party

Notes and References

1. Web site: TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ KATALOĞU .
2. Web site: 1987 Yılı Seçim Sonuçları - Seçim Sonuçları . secim-sonuclari.com. 2015-09-25.
3. Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı; Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul