Turkey's official name is the Republic of Turkey, Ankara is the capital and the political centre of the Republic. It is a democratic, secular, and social state and follows the ideas of Atatürk, the founder of republic.
The political structure has three main bodies. First of all, there is the Turkish Grand National Assembly(TGNA) which has the legislative power to introduce new laws. Secondly, the president and the council of ministers have the executive power to make important decisions for the country. And finally, the independent courts have the judicial power to make judgements and give punishments.
There are 550 seats in the Turkish parliament. The people can elect anybody above the age of thirty with minimum primary school education as a deputy. Deputies serve for five years. The TGNA elects the President for seven-year term. The Prime Minister Minister and his/her ministers head the central administration of the country.
There are 81 provinces throught Turkey and each province has its own governor. The governors are responsible to the central administration. A Provincial Council and a Provincial Executive Commitee assist the governors.
Any province, district or town of more than 2,000 people is organised as a municipality. Each municipality council to govern the local area.
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