Turkish senate elections, 1966
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Turkey
held senate elections on 5 June 1966
. In this election 52 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 2 empty seats)
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
held senate elections on 5 June 1966
. In this election 52 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 2 empty seats)
| Party | Party leader | Vote total | Vote percentage | No of seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Party (AP) Justice Party (Turkey) The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980... |
Süleyman Demirel Süleyman Demirel Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province... |
1.688.316 | 56.9 % | 35 |
| Republican People's Party (CHP) Republican People's Party (Turkey) The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to... |
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:... |
877.066 | 29.6 % | 13 |
| Nation Party Nation Party (Turkey, 1962) The Nation Party was a Turkish conservative and nationalistic political party active from 1962 to 1977.-History:An earlier party named "Nation Party" had existed from 1948 to 1953, when it was outlawed... |
Osman Bölükbaşı | 157,115 | 5.5 % | 1 |
| Workers Party (TİP) Workers Party of Turkey Workers Party of Turkey was a Turkish political party, founded in 1961. It became the first socialist party in Turkey to win representation in the national parliament. It was banned twice and eventually merged with the Communist Party of Turkey in 1988.TİP was founded by a group of labor union... |
Mehmet Ali Aybar Mehmet Ali Aybar Mehmet Ali Aybar was an International lawyer, Member of Turkish Parliament, First president of the Workers Party of Turkey , Founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party and Member of The International War Crimes Tribunal against war crimes of USA in Vietnam .-Biography:Ali Aybar's was... |
116,375 | 3.9 % | 1 |
| New Turkey Party (YTP) New Turkey Party (1961) New Turkey Parti was a former Turkish political party- Background :Democrat Party which was the ruling party of Turkey between 1950 and 1960 was closed by the military rule in 1960. In 1961, a number of new parties were founded to fill the political gap of Democrat Party... |
Ekrem Alican | 70,043 | 2.4 % | 1 |
| Republican Nation Villagers' Party (CKMP) | Alparslan Türkeş Alparslan Türkes Alparslan Türkeş was a Cypriot-born Turkish nationalist politician who was the founder and former president of the Nationalist Movement Party party... |
57,367 | 1.9 % | 1 |
| Independents | 980 | 0 % |