22nd government of Turkey
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Adnan Menderes
The 22nd government of Turkey (9 December 1955 – 25 November 1957) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fourth Menderes government.
Background[]
Adnan Menderes, the prime minister of the previous government resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (Turkish: İspat hakkı). However, his party, the Democrat Party (DP), had the majority in the parliament, and therefore he founded the next cabinet.
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 |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
Minister of State | ||
Cemil Bengü | 9 December 1955 – 12 October 1955 | |
Şemi Ergin Fatin Rüştü Zorlu |
9 December 1955 – 28 July 1957 28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957 | |
Emin Kalafat | ||
Celal Yardımcı | ||
Ministry of Justice | Hüseyin Avni Göktürk | |
Ministry of National Defense | Şemi Ergin | 28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of the Interior | Etem Menderes Namık Gedik |
9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fuat Köprülü | 9 December 1955 – 20 June 1956 |
Ministry of Finance | Nedim Ökmen Hasan Polatkan |
9 December 1955 – 24 August 1956 3 December 1956 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of National Education | Ahmet Özel Tevfik İleri Celal Yardımcı |
9 December 1955 – 12 April 1957 12 April 1957 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of Public Works | Muammer Çavuşoğlu Etem Menderes |
9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Nafiz Körez | |
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Hadi Hüsman | |
Ministry of Transport | Arif Demirer | |
Ministry of Establishments | Samet Ağaoğlu | After 2 September 1957, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Industry |
Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Fahrettin Ulaş Zeyyat Mandalinci Abdullah Aker |
9 December 1955 – 13 April 1956 7 May 1956 – 30 November 1956 30 November 1956 – 25 November 1957 |
Ministry of Agriculture | Esat Budakoğlu | |
Ministry of Labour | Mümtaz Tarhan |
Aftermath[]
The government ended because of the general elections held on 27 October 1957, in which DP won the majority once again, albeit with reduced support.
References[]
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
Categories:
- Cabinets of Turkey
- Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) politicians
- 1955 establishments in Turkey
- 1957 disestablishments in Turkey
- Cabinets established in 1955
- Cabinets disestablished in 1957
- Members of the 22nd government of Turkey
- 10th parliament of Turkey
- Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)