Özet:

President İsmet İnönü's determined stance is one of the developments in foreign policy, especially in the Second World War. The victory of the pro-democracy England, France and the USA in World War II accelerated the process of transition to a multi-party political life. In this process, with the establishment of parties such as the National Development Party (MKP) and the Democrat Party (DP), the long-lasting single-party period in Turkey came to an end. The 27-year Republican People's Party (CHP) government came to an end with the 14 May 1950 elections, especially as the DP gained strength in the hearts of the people after the 1946 elections. In the new era in Turkey, DP has turned into the ruling party and CHP has turned into an opposition party. In this context, between the years 1950-1960, which is expressed as the DP period, parliamentary elections were held in 1950, 1954 and 1957. The most troublesome period of the DP government, which won the aforementioned 1950 and 1954 general elections by a wide margin, was the election that took place in 1957, when it struggled with both internal and external problems. As a result of the election, the DP lost a significant amount of votes compared to the previous elections, and accordingly, the number of deputies decreased. While this is the case across Turkey, the DP in Kütahya achieved a serious success by winning all 8 deputies. In the study; The reflections of the 1957 general elections, which are not in parallel with Turkey, on the city of Kütahya, and the changes made in the election law, the methods used by the parties in nominating candidates, the propaganda process and how they evaluate the election results are mentioned in detail.

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