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{{Infobox election
| country = Turkey
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1977 Turkish general election
| previous_year = 1977
| next_election = 1987 Turkish general election
| next_year = 1987
| seats_for_election = All 400 seats in the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|Grand National Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 201
| election_date = 6 November 1983
| turnout = 92.27% ({{increase}}19.85[[percentage point|pp]])
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Turgut Özal 1986.jpg
| leader1 = '''[[Turgut Özal]]'''
| party1 = Motherland Party (Turkey)
| seats1 = '''211'''
| popular_vote1 = '''7,833,148'''
| percentage1 = '''45.14%'''
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| leader2 = [[Necdet Calp]]
| party2 = Populist Party (Turkey)
| seats2 = 117
| popular_vote2 = 5,285,804
| percentage2 = 30.46%
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| leader3 = [[Turgut Sunalp]]
| party3 = Nationalist Democracy Party (Turkey)
| seats3 = 71
| popular_vote3 = 4,036,970
| percentage3 = 23.27%
| title = [[Prime Minister of Turkey|Prime Minister]]
| before_election = [[Bülent Ulusu]]
| before_party = [[Turkish Armed Forces|Military]]
| after_election = [[Turgut Özal]]
| after_party = Motherland Party (Turkey)
| map_image = 1983_Türkiye_Milletvekili_Seçimleri.png
| map_size = 375px
| map_caption = Winning parties by city, electoral district and district
}}

General elections were held in [[Turkey]] on 6 November 1983, the first since [[1977 Turkish general election|1977]] after democratic rights were abandoned after the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|military coup of 1980]]. The [[National Security Council (Turkey)|National Security Council]] banned the previous political parties from participating, leading to the establishment of new parties.<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/turkey/78.htm Turkey - Political Developments since the 1980 Coup] Country Studies</ref> Turgut Özal's [[Motherland Party (Turkey)|Motherland Party]] (ANAP) won a significant victory in this elections by gaining 45.14% of the votes. This victory was the starting point of a rapid change in the structure of the state and society in Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucnokta.com/modules.php?name=roportaj&op=printpage&artid=381 |title=ucnokta.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008003141/http://www.ucnokta.com/modules.php?name=roportaj |archive-date=2007-10-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Voter turnout was 92.3%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p257 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref>

The [[Populist Party (Turkey)|Populist Party]] (HP) was the continuation of the former [[Republican People's Party|CHP]] and was the only left-wing participant in the election. The [[Nationalist Democracy Party]] was founded by the [[military junta]] of the time, whilst the Motherland Party was seen as the successor of the [[Justice Party (Turkey)|Justice Party]] (AP) by some circles but [[Süleyman Demirel]], the leader of AP, who would later form the [[True Path Party|DYP]] to challenge the power of Turgut Özal's Motherland Party. With a first-ever televised debate on TRT, the elections brought a new factor into the political campaign. Necdet Calp was a long serving politician, Sunalp a high-ranking officer, and both had little to offer to confront Turgut Özal rhetorical skills.<ref>{{Cite book|title=National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System|last=Wuthrich|first=F. Michael|date=2015-07-28|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=9780815634126|pages=189|language=en}}</ref>

==Results==
Owing to a registration error in the town of Bingöl, ANAP were unable to take one of the seats they had won there, lowering the total number of MPs in the chamber to 399.

{{Election results
|image=[[File:Parliament of Turkey 1983.svg]]
|party1=[[Motherland Party (Turkey)|Motherland Party]]|votes1=7833148|seats1=211|sc1=New
|party2=[[Populist Party (Turkey)|Populist Party]]|votes2=5285804|seats2=117|sc2=New
|party3=[[Nationalist Democracy Party]]|votes3=4036970|seats3=71|sc3=New
|party4=Independents|votes4=195588|seats4=0|sc4=0
|invalid=886852
|electorate=19767366
|total_sc=–51
|source=Nohlen ''et al''.
}}

==References==
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{{Turkish elections}}

[[Category:1983 elections in Asia|Turkey]]
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[[Category:1983 elections in Turkey|General]]
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[[Category:November 1983 events in Turkey|General]]