It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader, Turgut Özal, who had become Turkish president two years previously.

The vote saw two additional parties cross the 10 percent barrier to enter parliament.

Welfare had a greatly increased share of the vote and took several key provinces, including Istanbul in 1994 local elections.

Bülent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party also scraped through to win seven seats.

[1] The diversification of the communication tools in the 1980s and 1990s affected political campaigns.