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{{Politics of Turkey}} |
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''']''' is a ], ] ]. Its current ] was adopted on ], ] after a period of military rule, and enshrines the principle of secularism. Executive power rests in a President. ] power is invested in the 550-seat ] (''Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi''), representing 81 provinces. To be represented in Parliament, a party must win at least 10% of the national vote in a national parliamentary election. Independent candidates may run, and to be elected, they must only win 10% of the vote in the province from which they are running. The Turkish military plays an informal political role, seeing itself as the guardian of the secular, unitary nature of the republic. Political parties deemed anti-secular or ] by the judiciary can be banned. |
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''']''' is a ], ] ]. Its current ] was adopted on ], ] after a period of military rule, and enshrines the principle of secularism. Executive power rests in a President. ] power is invested in the 550-seat ] (''Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi''), representing 81 provinces. To be represented in Parliament, a party must win at least 10% of the national vote in a national parliamentary election. Independent candidates may run, and to be elected, they must only win 10% of the vote in the province from which they are running. The Turkish military plays an informal political role, seeing itself as the guardian of the secular, unitary nature of the republic. Political parties deemed anti-sec |
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Turkey has a ] system, with several strong ]. |
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Since ], parliamentary politics has been dominated by ] parties. Even the ruling ], although its core cadres root from the ] current, tends to identify itself with the "tradition" of ]. The ] parties, most notable of which is ], with a rapidly shrinking ], draw much of their support from big cities, coastal regions, professional ], and minority groups such as ]s and ]. |
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The current President ], was elected by Parliament on ], ]. The Prime Minister is ], whose Islamic conservative ] won a majority of parliamentry seats in the ] general elections. The Chairman of the Parliament is ] from the same party. The current President of the Constitutional Court is ]. The Chief of Staff of the Turkish military is ]. |
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:''See for more information on elections: ].'' |
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=== Political principles of importance in Turkey === |
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The Turkish Constitution and most main stream political parties are built on the following principles: |
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Other political ideas have also influenced Turkish politics and modern history. Of particular importance are: |
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These principles are the continuum around which various - and often rapidly changing - political parties and groups have campaigned (and sometimes fought). |
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==Political parties and elections== |
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{{elect|List of political parties in Turkey|Elections in Turkey}} |
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{{Turkish parliamentary election, 2002}} |
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==See also== |
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