2011 Turkish General Election
12 June 2011 · The AKP era · 550 seats, 276 for a majority
General elections were held in Turkey on 12 June 2011 to elect the 550 members of Grand National Assembly. In accordance to the result of the constitutional referendum held in 2007, the elections were held four years after the previous elections in 2007 instead of five.
Prime Minister before
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Prime Minister (continued)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Largest force
Justice and Development Party
327 of 550 seats
Turnout
83.2%
The result
| Share of the Grand National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice and Development Party | — | 327 | +14 | 21.399.082 | 49.8% | — | |
| AK Party | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 327 | -14 | 21.399.082 | 49.8% | +3.3 | |
| Republican People's Party | — | 135 | +23 | 11.155.972 | 26.0% | — | |
| CHP | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | 135 | +23 | 11.155.972 | 26.0% | +5.1 | |
| Nationalist Movement Party | — | 53 | +18 | 5.585.513 | 13.0% | — | |
| MHP | Devlet Bahçeli | 53 | -18 | 5.585.513 | 13.0% | -1.3 | |
| Independents | — | 35 | +8 | 2.819.917 | 6.6% | — |