2007 Election Results
| 22 Jul 2007 election | 10 Sep 2007 | ||
| Political party | votes | percentage | seats |
| Registered Voters | 42,799,303 | ||
| Ballots Cast | 36,056,293 | ||
| Valid Votes | 35,049,691 | ||
| Justice and Development Party ( AKP Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi) | 16,327,291 | 46.58 | 340 |
| Republican People's Party (CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) | 7,317,808 | 20.88 | 98 |
| Nationalist Movement Party (MHP Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi) | 5,001,869 | 14.27 | 70 |
| Democrat Party (DP Demokrat Parti) | 1,898,873 | 5.42 | -- |
| Democratic Society Party DTP Demokrat Türkiye Partisi) | -- | -- | 20 |
| Democratic Left Party (DSP Demokratik Sol Parti) | -- | -- | 13 |
| Young Party | 1,064,871 | 3.04 | -- |
| Felicity Party (SP Saadet Partisi) | 820,289 | 2.34 | -- |
| Independent Turkey Party (Bagimsiz Türkiye Partisi BTP) | 182,095 | 0.52 | -- |
| People's Ascent Party | 179,010 | 0.51 | -- |
| Workers' Party (IP Isçi Partisi) | 128,148 | 0.37 | -- |
| Enlightened Turkey Party (ATP Aydinlik Türkiye Partisi) | 100,982 | 0.29 | -- |
| Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Parti) | 79,258 | 0.23 | -- |
| Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP Özgürlük ve Dayanisma Partisi) | 52,055 | 0.15 | 1 |
| Grand Union Party (BBP Büyük Birlik Partisi) | -- | -- | 1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP Liberal Demokrat Parti) | 35,363 | 0.10 | -- |
| Labor Party (EMEP Emegin Partisi) | 26,292 | 0.08 | -- |
| Independents | 1,835,486 | 5.24 | 5 |
| VACANT | -- | -- | 2 |
| Total | 550 | ||
Although opinion polls predicted that the AK Party would win, few expected such impressive victory: the AK Party managed to secure the support of 46.5% of the votes cast and gained 341 seats in the 550 member Parliament. Following the 22 July 2007 general elections, the alliance between the CHP and DSP was dissolved, as planned, and 13 deputies returned to the latter party. In addition, a number of independent deputies joined the DTP, ÖDP and BBP following the elections; the DTP had enough deputies to form a group in Parliament. The number of deputies of the Justice and Development (AK) Party dropped to 340 after Abdullah Gül was elected the new president of Turkey.
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