HAKKARI - Motherland Party (ANAP) Hakkari deputy Mustafa Zeydan resigned from his party on Friday.
Zeydan said that he would join Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
Zeydan told reporters that he took this decision as he would not serve Hakkari province which needed the service most while he was in ANAP.
Zeydan's resignation document reached the office of Parliament Speaker.
Zeydan's resignation kept ANAP out of Parliament which was represented at Parliament with one seat.

Below listed the current distribution of seats at the parliament:

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ............ : 366
Republican People's Party (CHP) ..................... : 175
True Path Party (DYP) ............................... : 3
Independent ......................................... : 6
Total ............................................... : 550

(GC-AÖ) 08.08.2003