Tansu CillerOctober 1991
Elected to Parliament
Turkey · Politics / DYP. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Elected to Parliament
The DYP wins a small majority. In the 1991 general elections, the DYP defeated the Motherland Party (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) and the CHP, winning an absolute majority in the Parliament, making Suleyman Demirel Prime Minister once again
The DYP wins the election
After the Susurluk scandal the DYP loses the election to the ANAP led by Mesut Yþlmaz, who formed a coalition with the DYP
The DYP becomes the 5th party in Turkey with 12% of the votes
Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
The DYP secures 9.55% of the vote in the general election, slightly under the 10% election threshold to enter Parliament. Tansu €iller resigns as party leader following the 2002 election defeat, eventually being replaced by Mehmet Agar
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