The 27th government of Turkey (25 June 1962 – 25 December 1963) is the second coalition government in the history of Turkey. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of Republican People's Party (CHP) and a former president.
Background
editAfter a short coalition with Justice Party (AP) in the previous government, the new coalition partners were New Turkey Party (YTP) of Ekrem Alican, Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP), and the Independents.[1] However, Osman Bölükbaşı, the leader of CKMP, pulled out of the coalition government and formed a new party named Nation Party. Even after this split, however, the government could receive the vote of confidence.
The government
editSome of the cabinet members were changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinets lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
The cabinet members were as follows:[2]
| Title[3][4] | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü | CHP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |||
| Turhan Feyzioğlu | CHP | ||
| Ekrem Alican | YTP | ||
| Hasan Dincer | CKMP | ||
| Minister of State | |||
| Nihat Su | Indep. | ||
| Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata Ali Şakir Ağanoğlu Vefik Pirinççioğlu |
CHP | 25 June 1962 – 18 October 1962 1 November 1962 – 17 June 1963 17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Raif Aybay | YTP | ||
| Ministry of Justice | Abdülhak Kemal Yörük | CKMP | |
| Ministry of National Defense | İlhami Sancar | CHP | |
| Ministry of the Interior | |||
| Kemal Sahir Kurutluoğlu | Indep. | 25 June 1962 – 10 October 1962 | |
| Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata | CHP | 18 October 1962 – 8 October 1963 | |
| İlyas Seçkin | CHP | 22 October 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Feridun Cemal Erkin | Indep | |
| Ministry of Finance | Ferit Melen | Indep. | |
| Ministry of National Education | |||
| Şevket Raşit Hatiboğlu | CHP | 25 June 1962 – 12 June 1963 | |
| İbrahim Ökten | CHP | 12 June 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Public Works | |||
| İlyas Seçkin | CHP | 25 June 1962 – 22 October 1963 | |
| Arif Hikmet Onat | CHP | 22 October 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Commerce | |||
| Mehmet Muhlis Mete | CHP | 25 June 1962 – 17 June 1963 | |
| Ahmet Oğuz | CKMP | 17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | |||
| Yusuf Azizoğlu | YTP | 25 June 1962 – 27 November 1963 | |
| Fahrettin Kerim Gökay | YTP | 27 November 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Orhan Öztrak | CHP | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Mehmet İzmen | YTP | |
| Ministry of Transport | |||
| Rifat Öçten | YTP | 25 June 1962 – 10 June 1983 | |
| İhsan Şerif Dura | Indep. | 13 June 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Bülent Ecevit | CHP | |
| Ministry of Industry | Fethi Çelikbaş | CHP | |
| Ministry of Culture and Tourism | |||
| Celal Tevfik Karasapan | CKMP | 25 June 1962 – 17 June 1963 | |
| Nurettin Ardıçoğlu | CKMP | 17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963 | |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | |||
| Fahrettin Kerim Gökay | YTP | 25 June 1962 – 27 November 1963 | |
| Hayri Mumcuoğlu | Indep. | 27 November 1963 – 25 December 1963 |
Aftermath
editThe local elections held on 17 November 1963 showed that the two smaller partners of the coalition were losing votes to the Justice Party (AP), the main opposition party.[5] On 25 November, during İnönü's visit to the United States for the funeral of the late President John F. Kennedy, the coalition government disbanded.
References
edit- ^ Şevket Süreyya Aydemir:İkinci Adam, Cilt III, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1999, ISBN 975-14-0037- 6, sf 553
- ^ "Chronology June 16, 1962-September 15, 1962". The Middle East Journal. 16 (4): 503–504. 1962. JSTOR 4323525.
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
- ^ "Election results and reviews" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.