Nationalist Movement Party

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is gearing up to convert 19 districts into provinces based on the proposal put forth by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli during his recent group speech, local media has reported.

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has called on the opposition parties to support the efforts for writing a brand-new civilian and democratic constitution in the new legislative year.

One of the first things the government will do is to strengthen the family by protecting it from aberrant trends, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, informing that his government will submit a constitutional amendment to this end.

The parliament elected Numan Kurtulmuş as its new speaker on June 7, as he applied as the joint candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

The parliament will elect its new speaker on June 7, as Numan Kurtulmuş has applied as the joint candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

The five-day nomination process for the election of the speaker concluded on June 6 at 12 a.m. 

On June 7, the 600 members of the parliament will gather to elect the 30th speaker.

The election watchdog has announced the final results of the May 14 parliamentary polls that pledged a majority for the ruling People's Alliance in the parliament.

Despite a substantial variety of political parties to serve, most of their leaders will be absent from the newly elected parliament.

The 28th term parliament, renewed by a 63-percent change in the deputies, will start its duty with a swearing-in ceremony in the following days.

The final results of the parliamentary elections held on May 14 will be announced on May 30 at the latest, according to Supreme Election Council (YSK) head Ahmet Yener.

"The appeal files that have reached the [Supreme Election] council will be discussed today, and depending on their fate, the parliamentary results will be known today or tomorrow," YSK head Ahmet Yener said on May 29.

Preparations for the 28th term of the Turkish assembly are in full swing, with the parliamentary swearing-in ceremony expected to take place on June 1, pending the final official results of the May 14 election.

Four female lawmakers have been elected as the first female deputies of three provinces that had never been represented by a woman before, marking another step in female representation in the country's legislative body.

In the 28th term of the 600-member parliament elected in the May 14 elections, 121 women will serve.