Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish Parliament) The Grand National Assembly of Turkey shall be composed of five hundred and fifty (550) deputies directly elected from 81 provinces and 85 electoral districts in total. As Article 87 of the Turkish Constitution, the duties and powers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey have been stated as follows: · Enacting, amending and repealing laws, · Scrutinizing the Council of Ministers and ministers, · Authorizing the Council of Ministers to issue decrees with the force of law on certain matters, · Debating and adopting the Budget Bills and the Final Account Bills, · Deciding on issuing currency, · Deciding on the declaration of war, · Approving the ratification of international treaties, · Deciding on granting general amnesty and pardon, · Exercising the powers and carrying out the duties foreseen in the other articles of the Constitution.