Republican Senate and senators of Erzincan

According to the 1961 Constitution, TBMM is a Parliament consisting of National Assembly and the Senate of the Republic. The Senate has 150 members: Inborn members, Chosen members and Quota members selected by the President of the Republic. In Political History of the Republic of Turkey in bilateral parliamentary system between the years 1961-1980, in the Senate of the Republic carrying out the activities as the upper house in TBMM, Erzincan has been represented. In this period, three members in Erzincan were elected. In this study, the establishment of the Senate of the Republic and the activities of Erzincan Senators during nineteen meetings-years were investigated and development process of the Parliament in Turkey was introduced in details. Keywords: Parliament, Senate, Constitution, Senator, Erzincan