Siirt deputies in the first grand national assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and their activities

The aim of this study is about the assembly activities by the legislators of Siirt at Grand National Assembly of Turkey during. I. Legislative year which is between 1920 and 1923. The research has aimed at bringing out the circulum vitaes of the legislators performing during I. Legislative year; the activities such as the proposals, the motion, doing a speech and the benefits to their region and to the overall country. The thesis includes of I. legislative year of Grand National Assembly of Turkey between 1920 and 1923. In this term, six deputies from Siirt were sent to Grand National Assembly of Turkey, one of which from the Last Ottoman of Chamber of Deputies and 5 of which manifesto of 19 March, 1920. It was regarded that Mustafa Sabri Bey was more active than the other ones. The deputies representing the city of Siirt in I. Legislative year of Grand National Assembly of Turkey put forward their opinions through verbal and written motions, private member’s bill they presented, different speeches they had at the assembly. Those deputies participated in the commissions and the committes in addition they had various memberships and missions. Moreover, it was ascertained that the deputies gave all kinds of support to attain an aim of the National Struggle. To conclude with, it was ascertained that the legislators of Siirt gave motions and private member’s bill concerning Turkey and the city of Siirt, and that they were so active in the assembly debates.