43rd government of Turkey

The 43rd government of Turkey (12 November 1979 – 11 September 1980) was a minority government led by Süleyman Demirel of Justice Party (AP).

Süleyman Demirel, 1976

The elections

The 42nd government of Turkey came to an end because of the defeat of Bülent Ecevit's CHP in by-elections. However, CHP was still the largest party in the parliament, and Süleyman Demirel could not found a coalition government. Instead, he asked for the support of the other parties, which were reluctant to participate in the government. Finally, Necmettin Erbakan of the National Salvation Party agreed to support the minority government of AP.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel	AP
Minister of State	Orhan Eren	AP
	Muhammet Kelleci	AP	12 November 1979 – 15 May 1980
	Ekrem Ceyhun	AP
	Ahmet Karahan	AP
	Metin Musaoğlu	AP
	Köksal Toptan	AP
Ministry of Justice	Ömer Ucuzal	AP
Ministry of National Defense	Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu	AP
Ministry of the Interior	Mustafa Gülcügil Orhan Eren	AP	12 November 1979 – 21 July 1980 4 August 1980 – 12 September 1980
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hayrettin Erkmen	AP
Ministry of Finance	İsmet Sezgin	AP
Ministry of National Education	Orhan Cemal Fersoy	AP
Ministry of Public Works	Selahattin Kılıç	AP
Ministry of Commerce	Halil Başol	AP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Ali Münif İslamoğlu	AP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Ahmet Çakmak	AP
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Husbandry	Cemal Külahlı	AP
Ministry of Transport	Hüseyin özalp	AP
Ministry of Labour	Hüseyin Cavit Erdemir	AP
Ministry of Social Security	Sümer Oral	AP
Ministry of Industry and Technology	Kemal Bayar	AP
Ministry of Culture	Tevfik Koraltan	AP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Turgut Toker	AP
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives	Ahmet Karayiğit	AP
Ministry of Forestry	Hasan Ekinci	AP
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Talat Asal	AP
Ministry of Tourism	Barlas Küntay	AP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Esat Kıratlıoğlu	AP

Aftermath

The government ended with the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.