Turkey's High Election Board has announced the political parties that have been found eligible to take part in the June 7 parliamentary elections, in accordance with the legislation. Accordingly, 31 political parties can join the elections.Political parties need to be organized in at least half of Turkey's provinces six months prior to the Election Day, or they have to have a parliamentary group in Turkish Grand National Assembly, which requires a minimum of 20 deputies.The High Election Board has also announced the election calendar. Voter lists will be announced by neighborhood headmen on March 14. The sorting of political parties on voting tickets will be decided by the Board on April 3. The deadline for applications for independent candidacy to the provincial election board is April 7. As of April 24, definite candidate lists will be announced by the Official Gazette and media. Voting will begin at customs and consulates on May 8. Electoral prohibitions will begin at 6:00 p.m. on June 6.With a 2007 constitutional change, Turkey changed the election periods to every four years from five years. In the last general election, which was held in 2011, the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received nearly 50 percent of the votes, followed by Republican People's Party (CHP) with 26 percent and Nationalist Movement Party with 13 percent of the votes.The political parties that are eligible to join the elections are as follows (in Turkish alphabetical order):1- Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (Justice and Development Party, 312 MP's)2- Alternatif Parti (Alternative Party)3- Anadolu Partisi (Anatolia Party, 1 MP)4- Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi (Independent Turkey Party)5- Büyük Birlik Partisi (Great Union Party)6- Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People's Party, 125 MP's)7- Demokrat Parti (Democratic Party)8- Demokratik Gelişim Partisi (Democratic Improvement Party, 1 MP)9- Demokratik Sol Parti (Democratic Left Party)10- Doğru Yol Partisi (True Path Party)11- Emek Partisi (Labor Party)12- Genç Parti (Young Party)13- Hak ve Adalet Partisi (Rights and Justice Party)14- Hak ve Eşitlik Partisi (Rights and Equality Party)15- Hak ve Özgürlükler Partisi (Rights and Freedoms Party)16- Halkın Kurtuluş Partisi (People's Salvation Party)17- Halkın Yükselişi Partisi (People's Rise Party)18- Halkların Demokratik Partisi (Peoples' Democratic Party, 27 MP's)19- Hür Dava Partisi (Free Cause Party)20- İşçi Partisi (Workers' Party)21- Liberal Demokrat Parti (Liberal Democratic Party)22- Merkez Parti (Center Party)23- Millet Partisi (Nation Party)24- Millet ve Adalet Partisi (Nation and Justice Party, 1 MP)25- Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (Nationalist Movement Party, 52 MP's)26- Muhafazakar Yükseliş Partisi (Conservative Rise Party)27- Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi (Freedom and Solidarity Party)28- Saadet Partisi (Felicity Party)29- Toplumsal Uzlaşma Reform ve Kalkınma Partisi (Social Compromise Reform and Development Party)30- Türkiye Komünist Partisi (Communist Party of Turkey)31- Yurt Partisi (Homeland Party)