1999 Turkish general election

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The 1999 Turkish general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that reshaped Turkey’s political landscape amid economic and political instability, leading to a coalition government and the rise of new political forces.

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instanceOf general election ⓘ
ballotType party-list proportional representation ⓘ
chamberElected unicameral parliament ⓘ
context economic instability in Turkey ⓘ
political instability in Turkey ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
date 18 April 1999 ⓘ
electionType parliamentary ⓘ
electoralThreshold 10% national threshold ⓘ
electorate Turkish citizens aged 18 and over ⓘ
fifthParty True Path Party ⓘ
fifthPartyAbbreviation DYP ⓘ
fifthPartyIdeology centre-right conservatism ⓘ
fourthParty Motherland Party ⓘ
fourthPartyAbbreviation ANAP ⓘ
fourthPartyIdeology centre-right liberal conservatism ⓘ
governmentFormed DSP–MHP–ANAP coalition government ⓘ
heldDuring pre-2001 Turkish financial crisis period ⓘ
impact reshaped Turkish party system before 2000s realignment ⓘ
languageOfCampaign Turkish ⓘ
largestPartyIdeology centre-left ⓘ
largestPartyLeader Bülent Ecevit ⓘ
leadingParty Democratic Left Party ⓘ
leadingPartyAbbreviation DSP ⓘ
legislature Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
location Turkey ⓘ
mainResult coalition government formed ⓘ
rise of new political forces ⓘ
nextElection 2002 Turkish general election ⓘ
notableOutcome Islamist movement re-entered parliament via Virtue Party ⓘ
MHP emerged as second-largest party ⓘ
linked to: MHP

first time DSP became largest party in parliament ⓘ
oversawBy Supreme Election Council of Turkey ⓘ
parliamentaryTermStarted 21st Parliament of Turkey ⓘ
partOf elections in Turkey ⓘ
previousElection 1995 Turkish general election ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection Bülent Ecevit ⓘ
region Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
seatsForElection 550 ⓘ
secondParty Nationalist Movement Party ⓘ
secondPartyAbbreviation MHP ⓘ
secondPartyIdeology Turkish nationalism ⓘ
thirdParty Virtue Party ⓘ
thirdPartyAbbreviation FP ⓘ
thirdPartyIdeology Islamism ⓘ
voterTurnoutApprox about 87% ⓘ
votingSystem proportional representation ⓘ
year 1999 ⓘ

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True Path Party → participatedIn → 1999 Turkish general election ⓘ