Baykam worked at the student dormitories until 1951 when he was dismissed by the
Ministry of Education due to his criticisms against the ruling
Democrat Party (DP). Following the
military coup on 27 May 1960 a
Constituent Assembly was formed. Baykam was a representative of the CHP at the Assembly. He was again elected as a member of the CHP's council in the congress held in October 1964. While serving at the Parliament he developed the first law to improve
Turkish cinema which is known as the Baykam Law Proposal.{{cite journal|author=Serkan Şavk|title=The Growth of the Turkish Film Industry and the Death of Suphi Kaner: Articulating a Star's Suicide to the History of Labour in Cinema|journal=
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television|doi=10.1080/01439685.2023.2256126|page=5
Views For Baykam Kemalism was the opposite of wild capitalism,
racism, communism, and reaction. He was instrumental in the development of the concepts such as
Left of Center () and land reform () which were very crucial in the reorganization of the CHP. ==Personal life and death==