17th Parliament of Turkey
The 17th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 6 November 1983 to 29 November 1987. Actually there is one other parliament between the 16th parliament of Turkey and the 17th parliament of Turkey. But the members of the chamber of deputies in 1981-83 term were appointed members rather than elected members and usually chamber of deputies is not included in the list of the parliaments in Turkey. There were 399 MPs in the parliament. Motherland Party held the majority. Populist Party and Nationalist Democracy Party were the other parties. The parties of pre 1980 era were closed by the military rule of Coup d'état.Main parliamentary milestones
Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:
