20th government of Turkey
The 20th government of Turkey (9 March 1951 – 17 May 1954) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Menderes government.
Background[edit]
Democrat Party (DP) had won the elections held on 14 May 1950, but prime minister Adnan Menderes resigned on 8 March 1951 in order to renew his cabinet. There were three new names in the new cabinet.[1]
The government[edit]
In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
| Title[2][3] | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Samet Ağaoğlu | 9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 |
| Minister of State | ||
| Fethi Çelikbaş | 8 April 1953 – 28 May 1953 | |
| Refik Şevket İnce Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Muammer Alakant Celal Yardımcı |
9 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 18 June 1951 – 2 December 1951 1 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 | |
| Ministry of Justice | Rüknettin Nasuhioğlu Osman Şevki Çiçekdağ |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Hulusi Köymen Seyfi Kurtbek Kenan Yılmaz |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 1 November 1953 1 November 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of the Interior | Halil Özyörük Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Etem Menderes |
9 March 1951 – 20 October 1951 2 December 1951 – 7 April 1952 1 August 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fuat Köprülü | |
| Ministry of Finance | Hasan Polatkan | |
| Ministry of National Education | Tevfik İleri Rıfkı Salim Burçak |
9 March 1951 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Kemal Zeytinoğlu | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Ekrem Hayri Üstündağ | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Rıfkı Salim Burçak Nuri Özsan Sıtkı Yırcalı Emin Kalafat |
9 March 1951 – 26 October 1951 26 October 1951 – 2 December 1951 2 December 1951 – 18 September 1952 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Transport | Seyfi Kurtbek Yümnü Üresin |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Establishments | Hakkı Gedik Sıtkı Yırcalı |
9 March 1951 – 14 December 1951 18 September 1952 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Muhlis Ata Enver Güreli Fethi Çelikbaş |
9 March 1951 – 1 November 1952 1 November 1952 – 27 May 1953 28 May 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Nedim Ökmen | |
| Ministry of Labour | Nuri Özsan Samet Ağaoğlu Hayrettin Erkmen |
9 March 1951 – 10 November 1952 10 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 8 April 1953 – 17 May 1954 |
Aftermath[edit]
The government ended with the general elections held on 2 May 1954.
References[edit]
- ^ Metin Toker: DP nin Altın Yılları, Ankara , 1991, ISBN 975-494-175-0, p. 112
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
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