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21st government of Turkey
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".
| Title[1][2] | 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
- ^ Official page of prime minister 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament