ANKARA - Salih Sumer, a deputy of the True Path Party (DYP) from Diyarbakir province, resigned from the DYP on Wednesday.
Number of DYP deputies decreased to 83 after resignation of Sumer while number of independent deputies increased to 24.
The recent distribution of seats in the parliament is as follows:
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) : 124
True Path Party (DYP) : 83
Motherland Party (ANAP) : 71
New Turkey Party (YTP) : 59
Justice and Development Party (AK Party): 58
Democratic Left Party (DSP) : 58
Felicity Party (SP) : 46
Grand Unity Party (BBP) : 4
Freedom and Solidarity Party (ODP) : 3
Homeland Party (YP) : 3
Republican People's Party (CHP) : 3
Independent : 24
Vacant : 14
Total : 550