18th Parliament of Turkey

18th Parliament of Turkey
14 December 1987 – 1 September 1991
MPs	450
← 17th 19th →

The 18th term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey lasted from 29 November 1987 to 20 October 1991.^[1] There were 450 MPs in the parliament. Motherland Party (ANAP) held the majority. Social Democrat Populist Party (SHP) and True Path Party (DYP) were the other parties.^[2]

Some of the important events in the history of the parliament are the following:^[3]

• 22 December 1987 – Turgut Özal of ANAP formed the 46th government of Turkey
• 10 May 1988 – Civil Code amended; divorcing became easier.
• 25 September 1988 – Referendum on snap election. The governmental proposal was rejected.
• 31 October 1989 – Turgut Özal was elected as the 8th president of Turkey.
• 9 November 1989 – Yıldırım Akbulut of ANAP formed the 47th government of Turkey.
• 7 June 1990 – A group of MPs from SHP resigned from the party and formed People's Labor Party (HEP).
• 23 June 1991 – Mesut Yılmaz of ANAP formed the 48th government of Turkey.
• 20 October 1991 – General election held.