The 8th government of Turkey (1 March 1935 – 1 November 1937) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the seventh İnönü government.
Background
editAfter the elections held on 8 February 1935, İsmet İnönü of the Republican People's Party (CHP) founded his cabinet.
The government
editIn 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 | İsmet İnönü | |
| Ministry of Justice | Şükrü Saracoğlu | |
| Ministry of National Defense | Kazım Özalp | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Şükrü Kaya | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Tevfik Rüştü Aras | |
| Ministry of Finance | Fuat Ağralı | |
| Ministry of National Education | Zeynel Abidin Özmen Saffet Arıkan |
1 March 1935 – 16 June 1935 16 June 1935 – 1 November 1937 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Ali Çetinkaya | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Muhlis Erkmen Şakir Kesebir |
1 March 1935 – 11 June 1937 11 June 1937 – 1 November 1937 |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Ali Rana Tarhan | |
| Ministry of Economy | Celal Bayar |
Aftermath
editIn 1937, there were certain issues on which the president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and İsmet İnönü disagreed. According to Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, during the Nyon Conference ( 10–14 September 1937) in which Turkey participated, the disagreement around foreign politics became evident.[3] On 25 October, İsmet İnönü resigned, and Celal Bayar, who was the Minister of Economy in İnönü's government, was appointed as the new prime minister by President Atatürk.
References
edit- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
- ^ Şevket Süreyya Aydemir: İkinci Adam Cilt I, Remzi Kitabebvi, İstanbul,1999, ISBN 978-975-14-0036-9, pp. 491–493