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Ideal point estimation of deputy voting in the twenty-sixth legislative period of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, 17 November 2015–24 June 2018  
Yazarlar
Aziz Kutlar
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Turkey
Ali Kabasakal
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Turkey
Ahmet Gulmez
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Turkey
Mustafa Yasan
Sakarya Üniversitesi, Turkey
Özet
In this study, the legal proposals of the Turkish Republic governments, which were voted by the TGNA (Turkish Grand National Assembly) during the twenty-sixth legislative period between 17 November 2015 and 24 June 2018, are discussed with reference to ideal point analysis. Although there was a military coup attempt on 15 July 2016 against the elected government, it is noteworthy that parliament continues to function. The transformation of nearly a hundred years of the parliamentary regime into a presidential system is another remarkable feature of this period. Four parties have representatives in the parliament, including AK Party (AKP), the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP), and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The proposals are assessed under fourheadings, and it is found that the voting results differed accordingly. While HDP has a moderate line in the first group of proposals, it is noteworthy that HDP has opposed quite radically to other group proposals. When the logic of Bayesian analysis is used, it is concluded that AKP is the pro-change party, and the other three are conservative or resisting. Here, the power of the ruling party and the discipline of the party group should not be disregarded.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ideal point | parliament | political parties | Turkey
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Parliaments, Estates and Representation
Dergi ISSN 0260-6755
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2020
Cilt No 40
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 324 / 344
Doi Numarası 10.1080/02606755.2020.1820680