49th government of Turkey

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Süleyman Demirel, 1998

The 49th government of Turkey (20 November 1991 – 25 June 1993) was a coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP).

Election[edit]

The governing party in Turkey between 1983 and 1991 was Motherland Party (ANAP), but in the elections held on 20 November 1991, no party could win the majority. While ANAP gained 115 seats, DYP gained 178 and SHP gained 88 seats out of 450. DYP and SHP formed the coalition government. Süleyman Demirel (leader of DYP) was the prime minister, and Erdal İnönü (leader of SHP) was the deputy (later acting) prime minister.

The government[edit]

There were 14 state ministers, and one was changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title[1][2] Name Party Notes
Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel DYP
Deputy Prime Minister Erdal İnönü SHP
Minister of State
Cavit Çağlar DYP
Tansu Çiller DYP
Ekrem Ceyhun DYP
Akın Gönen DYP
Gökberk Ergenekon DYP
Sefa Kilercioğlu DYP
Ömer Barutçu DYP
Mehmet Batallı DYP
Şerif Ercan DYP
Mehmet Ali Yılmaz DYP
Mehmet Kahraman DYP
Güler İleri
Türkan Akyol
SHP 21 November 1991 – 22 February 1992
22 February 1992 – 25 June 1993
Erman Şahin SHP
İbrahim Tez SHP
Ministry of Justice Seyfi Oktay SHP
Ministry of National Defense Nevzat Ayaz DYP
Ministry of the Interior İsmet Sezgin DYP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hikmet Çetin SHP
Ministry of Finance Sümer Oral DYP
Ministry of National Education Köksal Toptan DYP
Ministry of Public Works and Settlement Onur Kumbaracıbaşı SHP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Yıldırım Aktuna DYP
Ministry of Transport Yaşar Topçu DYP
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Mehmet Moğultay SHP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Tahir Köse SHP
Ministry of Culture Fikri Sağlar SHP
Ministry of Tourism Abdülkadir Ateş SHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Ersin Faralyalı DYP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs Necmettin Cevheri DYP
Ministry of Forest Vefa Tanır DYP
Ministry of Environment Bedrettin Akyürek DYP

Aftermath[edit]

On 16 May 1993, Süleyman Demirel was elected as the president of Turkey. According to the constitution, he left both the office and his post in the party. On 13 June 1993, DYP elected Tansu Çiller as its new leader, and thus, on 25 June, Tansu Çiller was appointed as the first female prime minister of Turkey and of the 50th government. Between 16 May and 25 June, Erdal İnönü was the acting prime minister.

References[edit]

Preceded by 49th Government of Turkey
21 November 1991 – 25 June 1993
Succeeded by