21st government of Turkey
Government of the Republic of Turkey (1954-1955)
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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
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
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 |
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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
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
- ↑ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Official page of the parliament
Preceded by |
21st Government of Turkey
17 June 1954 – 9 December 1955 |
Succeeded by |
1920–1923 | |
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1923–1960 | |
1960–1980 | |
1980–2018 | |
2018–present | |
Pre-republic governments
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Republican governments
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