1995 Turkish General Election
24 December 1995 · Under the coup's shadow · 550 seats, 276 for a majority
General elections were held in Turkey on Sunday 24 December 1995, triggered by the newly re-established Republican People's Party's (CHP) withdrawal from a coalition government with the True Path Party (DYP). The coalition had been in government for four years, having been formed by the Social Democratic Populist Party, the CHP's predecessor.
Prime Minister before
Tansu Çiller
DYP
Prime Minister after
Mesut Yılmaz
ANAP
Largest force
Welfare Party
158 of 550 seats
Turnout
85.2%
The result
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welfare Party | — | 158 | +96 | 6.012.450 | 21.4% | — | |
| RP | Necmettin Erbakan | 158 | +96 | 6.012.450 | 21.4% | +4.5 | |
| True Path Party | — | 135 | +43 | 5.396.009 | 19.2% | — | |
| DYP | Tansu Çiller | 135 | -43 | 5.396.009 | 19.2% | -7.8 | |
| Motherland Party | — | 132 | +17 | 5.527.288 | 19.6% | — | |
| ANAP | Mesut Yılmaz | 132 | +17 | 5.527.288 | 19.6% | -4.4 | |
| Democratic Left Party | — | 76 | +69 | 4.118.025 | 14.6% | — | |
| DSP | Bülent Ecevit | 76 | +69 | 4.118.025 | 14.6% | +3.9 | |
| Republican People's Party | — | 49 | — | 3.011.076 | 10.7% | — | |
| CHP | Deniz Baykal | 49 | — | 3.011.076 | 10.7% | — |