2007 Turkish General Election
22 July 2007 · The AKP era · 550 seats, 276 for a majority
General elections were held in Turkey on 22 July 2007 to elect 550 members to the Grand National Assembly. Originally scheduled for November, the elections were brought forward after parliament failed to elect a new president to replace Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
Prime Minister before
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Prime Minister (continued)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Largest force
Justice and Development Party
341 of 550 seats
Turnout
84.3%
The result
Justice and Development Party
46.6% of votes · +22 seats
341
seats
AK Party
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · 46.6% of votes · -22 seats
341
seats
Republican People's Party
20.9% of votes · +66 seats
112
seats
CHP
Deniz Baykal · 20.9% of votes · -66 seats
112
seats
Nationalist Movement Party
14.3% of votes · +71 seats
71
seats
MHP
Devlet Bahçeli · 14.3% of votes · +71 seats
71
seats
Independents
5.2% of votes · +17 seats
26
seats