2013 Turkish Parliament Speaker election
# 2013 Turkish Parliament Speaker election

The mid-term Turkish Parliament Speaker elections of 2013 were held on 2 July 2013 in order to elect the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly. The election took place in three rounds, resulting in the incumbent Speaker Cemil Çiçek being re-elected to continue serving until the end of the 24th Parliament. The election took place half-way through the term of the 24th Parliament, which lasted from June 2011 to June 2015.

Three candidates contested the election, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) re-nominating Çiçek. The Republican People's Party (CHP) nominated Osman Korutürk while the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) nominated Faruk Bal. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) did not put forward a candidate. Çiçek was elected in the third round, winning 299 votes to Korutürk's and Bal's.

## Election process

The Speaker is elected by secret ballot through a maximum of four rounds held within Parliament, with a two-thirds majority of 367 votes to be elected outright in the first two rounds. If the election goes into a third round, the votes needed to win is lowered to a simple majority (276) votes. If the election goes into a fourth round, the top two candidates who won the most votes in the third round contest a run-off, with the candidate winning the highest number of votes being elected.

## Candidates

### Potential candidates

Before the candidates were announced, it was speculated that Burhan Kuzu could be selected as the AKP's nominee. When the AKP eventually settled for Çiçek, Kuzu released a statement claiming that he was not resentful but very hurt by the decision.

### Declared candidates

* Cemil Çiçek, incumbent Speaker of the Grand National Assembly and AKP Member of Parliament for Ankara's second electoral district
* Osman Korutürk, former Ambassador and CHP Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district
* Faruk Bal, former Minister of State and MHP Member of Parliament for Konya
* Cemil Çiçek, incumbent Speaker of the Grand National Assembly and AKP Member of Parliament for Ankara's second electoral district
* Faruk Bal, former Minister of State and MHP Member of Parliament for Konya

## Results

| Party | Party | Candidate | Party MPs | July 2, 2013 | July 2, 2013 | July 2, 2013 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Party MPs | Round 1 367 votes to win | Round 2 367 votes to win | Round 3 276 votes to win |
| | AKP | Cemil Çiçek | 327 | 292 | 294 | Y 299 |
| | CHP | Osman Korutürk | 134 | 108 | 110 | 109 |
| | MHP | Faruk Bal | 52 | 51 | 47 | 47 |
| Invalid | Invalid | Invalid | Invalid | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Blank | Blank | Blank | Blank | 21 | 24 | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 482 | 483 | 477 |
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Inconclusive | Inconclusive | Çiçek elected |
| Source: Sabah |||||||
