Number of MPs in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey decreases, seat distribution changes
Following the resignations of Doğan Demir, İsa Mesih Şahin, and Selim Temurci from the Future Party, the seat distribution in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) has changed, and the number of independent members of parliament has risen to 14.
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Future Party Istanbul MPs Doğan Demir, İsa Mesih Şahin, and Selim Temurci have resigned from their party.
Following the resignation of the 3 deputies, the number of independent members of parliament in the TBMM has risen to 14, and the seat distribution in the General Assembly has also changed.
NUMBER OF MPS DROPPED FROM 600 TO 592
The total number of MPs in the TBMM has dropped from 600 to 592 due to the deaths of Felicity Party Kocaeli MP Hasan Bitmez and DEM Party Istanbul MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder, the revocation of the parliamentary status of Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) Hatay MP Can Atalay, the resignation of AKP Istanbul MP Murat Kurum upon his appointment as Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and the resignations of CHP MPs Burcu Köksal, Abdurrahman Tutdere, Hasan Baltacı, and Ahmet Önal, who were elected as mayors in their respective electoral districts.
The new seat distribution in the TBMM by party is as follows:
• Justice and Development Party: 272
• Republican People's Party: 135
• Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party: 56
• Nationalist Movement Party: 47
• IYI Party: 29
• New Way Party: 21
• Independent: 14
• New Welfare Party: 4
• Free Cause Party: 4
• Workers' Party of Turkey: 3
• Democratic Regions Party: 2
• Labour Party: 2
• Felicity Party: 1
• Democratic Left Party: 1
• Democrat Party: 1
Total: 592