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
The
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". The cabinet was consisted of the following:[1]
Title[2][3] | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
Deputy Prime Minister |
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
- ^ "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