Turkish senate elections, 1973
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held (delayed) senate elections on 14 October 1973. In this election 52 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 2 for empty seats)
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Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
held (delayed) senate elections on 14 October 1973. In this election 52 members of the senate were elected.(50 members for 1/3 of the senate and 2 for empty seats)
| Party | Party leader | Vote total | Vote percentage | No of seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Bülent Ecevit Bülent Ecevit Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :... |
1,412,051 | 33.6 % | 25 |
| 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... |
1.300,801 | 31.0 % | 22 |
| National Salvation Party (MSP) National Salvation Party The National Salvation Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party . The party was led by Necmettin Erbakan... |
Necmettin Erbakan Necmettin Erbakan Necmettin Erbakan was a Turkish engineer, academic, politician , who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 until 1997. He was Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister... |
516,822 | 12.3% | 3 |
| Democratic Party Democratic Party (Turkey, 1970) - Background :Democrat Party which was the ruling party between 1950-1960 was closed by the military rule. In 1961 and 1965 elections most of ex Democrat Party adherents supported Justice Party, a party founded in 1961. After 1965 elections Justice Party came to power... |
Ferruh Bozbeyli | 438,276 | 10.4 % | |
| National Reliance Party (MGP) Republican Reliance Party - Background :Republican People's Party which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Turkey. The ideology of the party was Kemalism with strong emphasis on Laïcité. Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of CHP after 1966 however, began introducing... |
Turhan Feyzioğlu | 246,888 | 5.9 % | 1 |
| National Movement Party (MHP) | 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... |
114,662 | 2.7 % | |
| Turkey Unity Party (TBP) | Mustafa Timisi | 89,824 | 2.1 % | |
| Independents | 82,233 | 2.0 % | 1 |
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