22nd government of Turkey

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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.

Adnan Menderes

Background

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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 cabinet received a vote of confidence (343 to 37) on 14 December 1955.[1]

The government

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In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". The members of the cabinet were as follows:[1]

Title[2][3] 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". The Middle East Journal. 10 (2): 193. 1956. JSTOR 4322801.
  2. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official page of the parliament
Preceded by 22nd government of Turkey
9 December 1955 – 25 November 1957
Succeeded by