21st government of Turkey
Appearance
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The 21st government of Turkey (17 May 1954 – 9 December 1955) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called "the third Menderes government".
Background
[edit]The Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 2 May 1954. President Celal Bayar appointed Adnan Menderes to form the new government.
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". The cabinet was consisted of the following:[1]
Title[2][3] | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu Fuat Köprülü |
17 May 1954 – 29 July 1955 29 July 1955 – 9 December 1955 |
Minister of State | ||
Mükerrem Sarol | 17 May 1954 – 12 October 1955 | |
Osman Kapani Etem Menders |
17 May 1954 – 15 September 1955 15 September 1955 – 30 September 1955 | |
Fahrettin Ulaş | 30 September 1955 – 9 December 1955 | |
Ministry of Justice | Osman Şevki Çiçekdağ | |
Minister of National Defence | Etem Menderes Adnan Menderes |
17 May 1954 – 15 September 1955 15 September 1955 – 9 December 1955 |
Ministry of the Interior | Namık Gedik Etem Menderes |
17 May 1954 – 10 September 1955 30 September 1955 – 9 December 1955 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fuat Köprülü | 15 April 1955 – 29 July 1955 |
Ministry of Finance | Hasan Polatkan | |
Ministry of National Education | Celal Yardımcı | |
Ministry of Public Works | Kemal Zeytinoğlu | |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Behçet Uz | |
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Emin Kalafat | |
Ministry of Transport | Muammer Çavuşoğlu | |
Ministry of Establishments | Fethi Çelikbaş Samet Ağaoğlu |
17 May 1954 – 6 December 1954 6 December 1954 – 9 December 1955 |
Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Sıtkı Yırcalı | |
Ministry of Agriculture | Nedim Ökmen | |
Ministry of Labour | Hayrettin Erkmen |
Aftermath
[edit]Although the government had the support of the majority in the parliament, Adnan Menderes resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (Turkish: İspat hakkı). Following this resignation, a group of MPs left the DP to form the Liberty Party.
References
[edit]- ^ "Turkish Cabinet". The Times. No. 52934. Istanbul. 18 May 1954. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament