1953 Constantinopolitan general election (The Sublime Porte)

The 1953 Constantinopolitan general election was held on March 15, 1953 after the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies by Prime Minister Alexis Nikopoulos. The election was called 18 months before the end of the term of the third Chamber, as the ruling National Republican Party was unable to create a stable coalition, going through four different governments in the previous three years. The election resulted in a massive victory for the incumbent National Liberals, as the party gained a majority of seats, a first since independence. The 1953 election solidified the domination of the National Liberal Party over Constantinopolitan politics.

This election is often seen as the one that solidified the end of ethnic parties, as the Turkish Republican Party would soon merge with the National Liberal Party while the voter base of the Hellenic People's Party and Armenian Democratic Party would flock to the new Conservative Republican Party. Though only completed in the next election, the political shift that had occurred since the 1947 election was now irreversible.

Prime ministers
The fourth Chamber saw the continuous rule of the National Liberal Party, thanks to its majority in the lower chamber of the legislature. Prime Minister Alexis Nikopoulos stepped down following the 1955 National Liberal Party leadership election as he had arrived to the end of his second term as party president. His successor to the presidency of the Party, Mustafa Çetin, was named prime minister on August 8, 1955.

Legislation
The first two years of the fourth Chamber were a continuation of Nikopoulos' previous years, with the government's focus centered on maintaining high economic growth. This led to the adoption of new bank secrecy laws, as well as government investment into key industries such as shipbuilding and textiles. The lack of social progress led to a decline in popularity of the government, paving the way for the election of Mustafa Çetin as leader in 1955.

Çetin represented the NRP's left wing and was keen on introducing social programs that would favor Constantinople's poorest. Çetin's first action was the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies on August 9, 1955.