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Line 5: \| previous_election = 2007 Turkish general election \| previous_year = 2007 \| outgoing_members = 23rd Parliament of Turkey▼ \| election_date = 12 June 2011 ~~\| elected_members = 24th Parliament of Turkey~~ \| next_election = June 2015 Turkish general election \| next_year = June 2015 Line 16 ⟶ 14: \| image_size = 130x130px \| image1 = ~~Erdogan~~Tayyip ~~Canakkale~~Erdoğan (cropped).JPG \| leader1 = {{nowrap\|[[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]}} \| party1 = Justice and Development Party (Turkey) ~~\| leader_since1 = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)#Formation\|14 August 2001]]~~ ~~\| leaders_seat1 = [[İstanbul (electoral districts)\|İstanbul]] [[İstanbul (1st electoral district)\|(I)]]~~ \| last_election1 = 46.58%, 341 seats \| seats1 = '''327''' \| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 14 \| popular_vote1 = '''21,399,082''' \| percentage1 = '''49.83%''' \| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.25[[Percentage point\|pp]] \| image2 = Kemal Kilicdaroglu cropped.png \| leader2 = [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]] \| party2 = Republican People's Party ~~\| leader_since2 = [[2010 Republican People's Party Ordinary Convention\|22 May 2010]]~~ ~~\| leaders_seat2 = [[İstanbul (electoral districts)\|İstanbul]] [[İstanbul (2nd electoral district)\|(II)]]~~ \| last_election2 = 20.88%, 112 seats \| seats2 = 135 Line 38 ⟶ 32: \| popular_vote2 = 11,155,972 \| percentage2 = 25.98% \| swing2 = {{increase}} 5.10[[Percentage point\|pp]] \| image3 = Devlet Bahçeli VOA 2015 (cropped).jpg \| leader3 = [[Devlet Bahçeli]] \| party3 = Nationalist Movement Party ~~\| leader_since3 = [[1997 Nationalist Movement Party Extraordinary Congress\|6 July 1997]]~~ ~~\| leaders_seat3 = [[Osmaniye (electoral district)\|Osmaniye]]~~ \| last_election3 = 14.27%, 71 seats \| seats3 = 53 Line 50 ⟶ 42: \| popular_vote3 = 5,585,513 \| percentage3 = 13.01% \| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.26[[Percentage point\|pp]] \| map_image = Turkish general election 2011.png \| map_caption = Most voted-for party by [[Provinces of Turkey\|provinces]] (top) and [[List of districts of Turkey\|districts]] (bottom)<br />{{nowrap\|{{legend0\|{{party color\|Justice and Development Party (Turkey)}}\|[[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\|AKP]]}}   {{legend0\|{{party color\|Republican People's Party (Turkey)}}\|[[Republican People's Party ~~(Turkey)~~\|CHP]]}}   {{legend0\|{{party color\|Nationalist Movement Party}}\|[[Nationalist Movement Party\|MHP]]}}   {{legend0\|~~#ffff00~~grey\|[[Independent (politician)\|Independent]] [[Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc]]}}{{efn\|The Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc contested the election as independents to bypass the 10% [[election threshold]]. Provinces & districts where the total votes for all independents combined topped the poll are shown in ~~yellow~~grey, even though these candidates may have won fewer votes than other parties individually.}}}} \| title = Prime Minister \| before_election = [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] Line 65 ⟶ 57: The result was a third consecutive victory for the incumbent [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\|Justice and Development Party]] (AKP), with its leader [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] being re-elected as [[Prime Minister of Turkey\|Prime Minister]] for a third term with 49.8% of the vote and 327 MPs. This represented an increase of 3.2% since the [[2007 Turkish general election\|2007 general election]] and an 11.4% rise since the [[2009 Turkish local elections\|2009 local elections]]. The victory was attributed to the strong sustained economic recovery after the [[2008 global financial crisis]] as well as the completion of several projects such as the [[İZBAN\|İzmir commuter railway]], [[High-speed rail in Turkey\|inter-city high speed rail lines]] and airports in [[Amasya Merzifon Airport\|Amasya]], [[Gökçeada Airport\|Gökçeada]] and [[Gazipaşa Airport\|Gazipaşa (Antalya)]]. The [[~~Republican People's Party (Turkey)\|~~Republican People's Party]] (CHP) also saw an increase in its popular vote share, receiving 26.0% and winning 135 seats. The [[Nationalist Movement Party]] (MHP) received 13.0% and won 53 seats, representing a slight loss of support since 2007. The elections were the first to be contested by the CHP's new leader [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]], who replaced [[Deniz Baykal]] in 2010. The elections were marred by violence originating mainly from the [[Kurdistan Workers' Party]] (PKK), which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by [[Turkey]], the [[European Union]] and the [[United States]]. Line 183 ⟶ 175: * [[Alternative Party (Turkey)\|Alternative Party]] (''Alternatif Parti'', AP) * [[Communist Party of Turkey (current)\|Communist Party of Turkey]] (''Türkiye Komünist Partisi'', TKP) * [[~~Democratic~~Democrat Party (Turkey, current)\|~~Democratic~~Democrat Party]] (''Demokrat Parti'', DP) * [[Democratic Left Party (Turkey)\|Democratic Left Party]] (''Demokratik Sol Parti'', DSP) * [[Equality and Democracy Party]] (''Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi'', EDP) Line 201 ⟶ 193: * [[People's Ascent Party]] (''Halkın Yükselişi Partisi'', HYP) * [[People's Voice Party]] (''Halkın Sesi Partisi'', HAS Parti) * [[~~Republican People's Party (Turkey)\|~~Republican People's Party]] (''Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi'', CHP) * [[Rights and Equality Party]] (''Hak ve Eşitlik Partisi'', HEPAR) * [[Rights and Freedoms Party]] (''Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi'', HAKPAR) Line 268 ⟶ 260: \|June 9: [[Sivas]], [[Gaziantep]] \|June 10: [[Erzurum]], [[Ağrı]] \|June 11: [[Tuzla, ~~(district)~~Istanbul\|Tuzla]], [[Maltepe, Istanbul\|Maltepe]], [[Üsküdar]] }} ===Republican People's Party=== The 2011 general election was the first general election in which [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]] participated as the leader of [[~~Republican People's Party (Turkey)\|~~Republican People's Party]] (CHP). The former CHP leader [[Deniz Baykal]] resigned from his post in May 2010 and left the CHP with 26% of the votes, according to opinion polls. Kılıçdaroğlu announced that he would resign from his post if he was not successful in the 2011 elections. He did not provide details as to what his criteria for success were.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=233428 \|title=CHP most assertive in search for candidates ahead of June elections \|work=Sunday's Zaman \|date=January 25, 2011 \|access-date=April 1, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032649/http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=233428 \|archive-date=2011-07-28 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 3,500 people applied to run for the main opposition party in the June elections. Male candidates paid 3,000 Turkish Liras to submit an application; female candidates paid 2,000 while those with disabilities paid 500 liras.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://web.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=chp-receives-more-than-3000-applications-for-election-race-2011-03-23 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712232816/http://web.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=chp-receives-more-than-3000-applications-for-election-race-2011-03-23 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=July 12, 2011 \|title=Main Turkish opposition receives more than 3,000 candidate applications \|work=Hürriyet Daily News \|date=March 23, 2011 \|access-date=April 2, 2011 }}</ref> Among the candidates were former CHP leader Deniz Baykal and arrested [[Ergenekon (organization)\|Ergenekon]] suspects such as [[Mustafa Balbay]] and [[Mehmet Haberal]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-238638-haberal-becomes-member-of-chp-for-candidacy-in-polls.html \|title=Haberal becomes member of CHP for candidacy in polls \|work=Today's Zaman \|date=March 19, 2011 \|access-date=April 1, 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319213017/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-238638-haberal-becomes-member-of-chp-for-candidacy-in-polls.html \|archive-date=March 19, 2011 }}</ref> The party held [[primary elections]] in 29 provinces. Making a clean break with the past, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu left his mark on the Republican People's Party's 435-candidate list, leaving off 78 current deputies as he sought to redefine and reposition the main opposition. The CHP's candidate list also included 11 politicians who were formerly part of center-right parties, such as the [[Motherland Party (Turkey)\|Motherland Party]], the [[True Path Party]] and the [[Turkey Party]]. Center-right voters gravitated toward the AKP when these other parties virtually collapsed after the 2002 elections. Key party figures that did not make it on to the list, criticised the CHP for making "a shift in axis."<ref>{{Cite news\| author = Villelabeitia, Ibon\| title = Trailing in polls, Turkey's opposition seeks new face\| location = Ankara\| publisher = Reuters\| date = April 12, 2011\| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-elections-candidates-idUSTRE73B3LF20110412\| access-date = April 14, 2011}}</ref> Line 309 ⟶ 301: {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|- ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="width: 70px;" \|Province !! style="width: 35px;" \| [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\|AKP]] !! style="width: 35px;" \| [[Republican People's Party ~~(Turkey)~~\|CHP]] !! style="width: 35px;" \| [[Nationalist Movement Party\|MHP]] !!style="width: 35px;" \| [[Independent politician\|IND]]{{efn\|name=IND\|All 35 Independent MPs were elected from the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block supported by parties such as the [[Peace and Democracy Party]]. The candidates contested the election as independents in order to bypass the 10% threshold.}} !! rowspan="2" \|Total \|- ! style="background: #fdc400"\| !! style="background: #d40000"\| !! style="background: #870000"\| !! style="background: #008A2E"\| Line 543 ⟶ 535: {{UAE}} - [[President of the United Arab Emirates\|President]] [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] sent a congratulatory cable to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His Highness Shaikh [[Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, also sent a similar cable to Erdogan. General Shaikh [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, also congratulated the Turkish PM on the parliamentary victory.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/June/theuae_June444.xml&section=theuae \|work=[[Khaleej Times]] \|title=Leaders greet Turkish PM \|date=June 16, 2011 \|access-date=June 16, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001081817/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2011%2FJune%2Ftheuae_June444.xml&section=theuae \|archive-date=October 1, 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> {{UK}} - [[British Prime Minister\|Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] called Erdoğan on the phone and congratulated his victory. The leaders also agreed there needs to be a united and determined international approach to pressure [[List of heads of state of Libya\|Libyan leader]] [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. Cameron told Erdoğan that he is pleased with Turkey's leadership role, particularly in coordinating and hosting the [[Libya Contact Group]] in Turkey next month.<ref name="worldleaders"/> {{USA}} - President [[Barack Obama]] called Turkish prime minister from his plane en route to [[Puerto Rico]] from [[Miami]] to congratulate him on historic electoral victory with 50 percent of vote that won him the third term. "He called to congratulate the prime minister on his party's victory in the parliamentary elections", White House spokesman [[Jay Carney]] said<ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g-wYiov4xbIAsMOGjrjSBYiH93Nw?docId=CNG.8e4ecab4df197ac6695e0b85f29cdd3b.a1 \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124164922/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g-wYiov4xbIAsMOGjrjSBYiH93Nw?docId=CNG.8e4ecab4df197ac6695e0b85f29cdd3b.a1 \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=January 24, 2013 \|work=AFP \|title=Obama congratulates Erdogan on election victory \|date=June 14, 2011 \|access-date=June 14, 2011}}</ref> ;Others {{TRNC}} - [[President of Northern Cyprus\|President]] [[Dervis Eroglu]] sent a message to Erdoğan and congratulated Erdoğan on the victory Justice & Development Party won in Sunday's parliamentary elections. "On behalf of Turkish Cypriot people, I sincerely congratulate you on recording a great success on 12 June parliamentary elections and on gaining the opportunity to form a government on your own", Eroglu said.<ref name="worldleaders"/> {{flag\|Kosovo}} - [[Prime Minister of Kosovo\|Prime Minister]] [[Hashim Thaci]] congratulated Erdoğan and said the guarantee of Turkey's success lay under the prime minister's determination in strengthening the rapid development of Turkey and pushing for good neighborly relations, peace, stability and cooperation among countries in the region.<ref name="worldleaders4"/> ==See also== ▲~~\| outgoing_members = 23rd~~[[24th Parliament of Turkey]] ==Notes== Line 561 ⟶ 556: [[Category:2011 elections in Asia\|Turkey]] [[Category:2011 elections in Europe\|Turkey]] [[Category:2011 in Turkey\|General ~~election~~]] [[Category:General elections in Turkey]] [[Category:June 2011 events in Turkey\|General]]