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The 19th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from November 6, 1991, to December 24, 1995, with most members having been elected in the 1991 election.[1] The True Path Party of Süleyman Demirel gained a majority of seats in the Assembly, being followed by the Motherland Party, the Social Democratic Populist Party, the Welfare Party, and the Democratic Left Party in decreasing order.[2][3]
.svg){kind=small} 19th Parliament of Turkey | |
|---|---|
| 14 November 1991 – 4 December 1995 | |
| MPs | 550 |
| Election | October 1991 |
Incidents
editOn 2 March 1994, Parliament lifted the immunity of Hatip Dicle,[4] an MP from (and chairperson of) the Democracy Party who was among those cross-endorsed by and caucusing with the SHP, and on the same day he was arrested.[5] On 8 December 1994 he was convicted, with Leyla Zana, Orhan Doğan and Selim Sadak, of membership in an organization (PKK) and sentenced to 15 years in prison.[6][7][8]
Officers
edit- Prime Minister: Süleyman Demirel (up to 25 June 1993) - Tansu Çiller (from 25 June 1993)
- Leader of the Opposition: Mesut Yılmaz
- Speaker: Hüsamettin Cindoruk
Members
editReferences
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- ^ "Lawsuit Demanding up to 21 Years in Prison Filed Against Leyla Zana". bianet.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Re-trial of Leyla Zana and three other former Kurdish parliamentarians | ICJ". International Commission of Jurists. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
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