Turkey+Politics

Politics of Turkey

Government: Republican Parliamentary Democracy Executive branch: Chief of state: President Abdullah GUL (since 28 August 2007) Head of government: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (since 14 March 2003) Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister Elections: president elected directly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of parliament Election results: on 28 August 2007 the National Assembly elected Abdullah GUL president on the third ballot; National Assembly vote - 339 note: in October 2007 Turkish voters approved a referendum package of constitutional amendments including a provision for direct presidential elections
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Legislative branch: Elections: last held on 12 June 2011 (next to be held by June 2015)

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court; High Court of Appeals (Yargitay); Council of State (Danistay); Court of Accounts (Sayistay); Military High Court of Appeals; Military High Administrative Court

Politicial Parties: Democratic Left Party or DSP [Masum TURKER] Democratic Party or DP [Namik Kemal ZEYBEK]  Equality and Democracy Party or EDP [Ziva HALIS] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Felicity Party or SP [Mustafa KAMALAK] (sometimes translated as Contentment Party) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Freedom and Solidarity Party or ODP [Alper TAS] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grand Unity Party or BBP [Yalcin TOPCU] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Justice and Development Party or AKP [Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nationalist Movement Party or MHP [Devlet BAHCELI] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Peace and Democracy Party or BDP [Selahattin DEMIRTAS] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> People's Voice Party or HSP [Numan KURTULMUS] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Republican People's Party or CHP [Kemal KILICDAROGLU] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Turkey Party or TP [Abdullatif SENER] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">note: the parties listed above are some of the more significant of the 61 parties that Turkey had according to the Ministry of Interior statistics current as of May 2009

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