According to the official results which were published in Thursday's Official Gazette, 43,914,948 people cast their votes in the election. 973,185 votes were accepted invalid. The voter turnout was 83.16 percent in the election.
Votes received by the political parties and their percentage are as follows:
Political parties
Votes
Percentage
Justice & Development Party
21,320,207
49.80
Democrat Party
278,775
0.65
Republican People's Party
11,122,420
25.98
Labor Party
31,766
0.07
Nation Party
60,673
0.14
Liberal Democrat Party
15,166
0.04
Felicity Party
541,470
1.26
Rights & Equality Party
124,082
0.29
People's Voice Party
329,358
0.77
Nationalist Movement Party
5,575,010
13.02
True Path Party
64,453
0.15
Turkish Communist Party
63,786
0.15
Nationalist Conservative Party
36,105
0.08
Grand Unity Party
322,819
0.75
Democratic Left Party
107,889
0.25
Independents
2,819,917
6.59
TOTAL
42,813,896
100
Officials results of the general elections in Turkey including votes cast at customs gates are as follows:
Number of registered voters
52,806,322
Number of voters who cast votes
43,914,948
Total number of valid cotes
42,941,763
Total number of invalid votes
973,185
Voter turnout (percent)
83.16
Distribution of seats at the parliament is as follows:
Political parties
Number of deputies
Justice and Development Party
327
Republican People's Party
135
Nationalist Movement Party
53
Independents
35
Total
550
Under the parliamentary by-law, the general assembly convenes at 3:00 p.m. on the fifth day after publishing of the official results in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, the parliament will convene on June 28. New members of the parliament will take their oaths during the opening session.
