At stake in this election:

• 550 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Abdullah GUL
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN
• Assembly: Turkey has a unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) with 550 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 7-year term.
• In the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi) 550 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Justice and Development Party (AKP)
  Leader: Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN
  Seats won in this election: 341
  Seats won in last election: 363
• Party: Republican People's Party (CHP)
  Leader: Deniz BAYKAL
  Seats won in this election: 112
  Seats won in last election: 178
• Party: Nationalist Action Party (MHP)
  Leader: Devlet BAHCELI
• Seats won in this election: 71
• Seats won in last election: 0

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 69,515,492 (2007)
• Registered voters: 42,799,303 (2007)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 35,351,421 (2007)

·         Is Turkey a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Turkey ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (20 December 1985)

·         Gender Quota: No (there are some political parties that have adopted voluntary gender quotas)

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 50 (following the 2007 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 72 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Turkey a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Turkey ratified CRPD: Yes (28 September 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 10,427,323 (est.)