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votes of all 258 deputies who participated in the vote in the 317-member
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Women used their political rights for the first time in
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People's Party (CHF) in the Izmir elections and Rana Sani Yaver (Eminönü), Seniye İsmail Hanım (Beykoz), Ayşe Remzi Hanım (Beyoğlu), Nakiye Hanım (Beyoğlu), Latife Bekir Hanım(Beyoğlu) who were CHF candidates in the
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