| Country: | Turkey |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1946 Turkish general election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1954 Turkish general election |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
| Seats For Election: | 487 seats in the Grand National Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 244 |
| Election Date: | 14 May 1950 |
| Turnout: | 89.3% [1] |
| Image1: | Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg |
| Leader1: | Celal Bayar |
| Party1: | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) |
| Last Election1: | 64 |
| Seats1: | 416 |
| Seat Change1: | 352 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,391,694 |
| Percentage1: | 55.22% |
| Leader2: | İsmet İnönü |
| Party2: | Republican People's Party |
| Last Election2: | 395 |
| Seats2: | 69 |
| Seat Change2: | 326 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,148,626 |
| Percentage2: | 39.59% |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Şemsettin Günaltay |
| Before Party: | Republican People's Party |
| After Election: | Adnan Menderes |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (Turkey, historical) |
General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system.[2] The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Democrat Party (DP), which won 416 of the 487 seats with 55% of the vote.
Unlike the previous elections in 1946, the 1950 elections took place in a calm atmosphere. The results meant that Republican People's Party (CHP) was ousted from power for the first time since the foundation of the republic. Due to the electoral system designed to boost the dominant party's parliamentary numbers, the Democrat Party won 85% of the seats with only 55% of the popular vote. The CHP won 14% of the seats despite receiving nearly 40% of the popular vote.
On 22 May Celal Bayar was elected president. On the same day, the first DP government headed by the Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was formed. Bayar stepped down as leader of the DP and was replaced by Menderes.