abstract:Samsun is an electoral district of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It elects nine members of parliament (deputies) to represent the province of the same name for a four-year term by the D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system.
In exchangefor backing South Stream, Turkey won Russiansupport for an oil pipelinefrom the Black Sea portofSamsun to the Ceyhan terminal on the Mediterranean.
