35th government of Turkey
The 35th government of Turkey (22 May 1972 – 15 April 1973) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the Melen government.
Background[]
After Nihat Erim, the prime minister of the previous government, resigned, President Cevdet Sunay appointed Ferit Melen, the minister of National Defence in the previous government, as the prime minister. Ferit Melen was a member of National Reliance Party (MGP), a small party in the parliament, but his government had the support of the two major parties, Republican People's Party (CHP) and Justice Party (AP). The Melen government lineup was similar to the previous government's.
The government[]
Title[1][2][3] | Name | Party |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Ferit Melen | MGP |
Minister of State | ||
İsmail Arar | CHP | |
Doğan Kitaplı | AP | |
İlhan Öztrak | Indep | |
Zeyyat Baykara | Indep | |
Ministry of Justice | Fehmi Alparslan | MGP |
Ministry of National Defense | Mehmet İzmen | Indep |
Ministry of the Interior | Ferit Kubat | Indep |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ümit Haluk Bayülken | Indep |
Ministry of Finance and Customs | Ziya Müezzinoğlu | Indep |
Ministry of National Education | Sabahattin Özbek | Indep |
Ministry of Public Works | Mukadder Öztekin | CHP |
Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Turgut Toker | AP |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Kemal Demir | CHP |
Ministry of Agriculture | Necmi Sönmez | AP |
Ministry of Village Affairs | Necmi Sönmez | Indep |
Ministry of Forestry | Selahattin İnal | Indep |
Ministry of Transport | Rıfkı Danışman | AP |
Ministry of Labour | Ali Rıza Uzuner | CHP |
Ministry of Commerce | Naim Talu | Indep |
Ministry of Industry and Technology | Mesut Erez | AP |
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Haydar Özalp | AP |
Ministry Tourism | Erol Yılmaz Akçal | AP |
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Nuri Kodamanoğlu | CHP |
Ministry of Youth and Sports | Adnan Karaküçük | AP |
Aftermath[]
On 6 April 1973, Fahri Korutürk was elected as the new president of Turkey. As political tradition dictated, Ferit Melen resigned on the next day. The next government was founded by Naim Talu, the Minister of Commerce in the Melen government.
References[]
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
- ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1998, p.225
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