Members of the 24th term parliament are expected take oath and formally take office on June 24, five days after YSK's announcing official election results on Turkish Radio Television (TRT) channels.
During the parliamentary session on June 24, which will be presided by the new parliament's oldest member Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Oktay Eksi, an oath-taking ceremony will be held for new lawmakers.
Within the five days following the ceremony, deputies will run their candidacies for the Parliament Speaker's Office. Applications will be received between June 24-28 and the election process for the new speaker will begin on June 29 and last for five days.
The new parliament speaker will be elected with secret ballot. A candidate has to win votes of two-thirds of the MPs in the first two rounds of vote in order to become the new parliament speaker. In the third round of voting, absolute majority will be sought. If absolute majority is not ensured in the third round, two candidates who win the highest votes in this round will compete in the fourth round. Whoever gets the highest number of votes in the fourth round will be elected the new parliament speaker.
Once the parliament chooses its new head, activities will begin to set up the new government.
Following the establishment of the parliament's Chairmanship Council, Turkish President Abdullah Gul will designate the leader of the political party that has received the highest rate of votes in general elections, namely Justice and Development (AK) Party chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to set up Turkey's 61st government.
Within a week after the formation of the government, the program of the new Council of Ministers will be announced at the parliament. Following debates on the program, a vote of confidence will be held. This process is expected to be completed by early July.
The Turkish parliament will then go into summer recess by the end of July and the new legislative year is expected begin on October 1st.
