48th government of Turkey

The 48th government of Turkey (23 June 1991 – 20 November 1991) was a government led by Mesut Yılmaz of Motherland Party (ANAP).

Background

ANAP had the majority of seats in the parliament, but after Turgut Özal was elected as the president of Turkey, his prime minister post was offered to Yıldırım Akbulut. However, after the congress of the party, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party and was consequently appointed as the prime minister.

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". According to Turkish constitution some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.

Title	Name	Psarty	Notes
Prime Minister	Mesut Yılmaz	ANAP
Deputy Prime Minister	Ekrem Pakdemirli	ANAP
Minister of State
	Fahrettin Kurt	ANAP
	Mustafa Taşar	ANAP
	İmren Aykut	ANAP
	Vehbi Dinçerler	ANAP
	Kamran İnan	ANAP
	İlhan Aküzün	ANAP
	Cengiz Tuncer	ANAP
	Sabahattin Aras	ANAP
	Ersin Koçak	ANAP
	Mehmet Çevik	ANAP
	Cenap Gülpınar	ANAP
	Birsel Sönmez	ANAP
	Ali Talip Özdemir Akgün Albayrak	ANAP	23 June 1991 – 22 August 1991 20 November 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Justice	Şakir Şeker Suat Bilge	ANAP Indep	23 June 1991 – 29 August 1991 29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of National Defense	Barlas Doğu	ANAP
Ministry of the Interior	Mustafa Kalemli Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu	ANAP Indep	23 June 1991 – 26 August 1991 29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Safa Giray	ANAP
Ministry of Finance	Adnan Kahveci	ANAP
Ministry of National Education	Avni Akyol	ANAP
Ministry of Public Works	Hüsamettin Örüç	ANAP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Yaşar Eryılmaz	ANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village Affairs	İlker Tuncay	ANAP	(Forestry beyond the scope after 11 August 1991 )
Ministry of Transport	İbrahim Özdemir Sabahattin Yalınpala	ANAP Indep	23 June 1991 – 29 August 1991 29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Labour and Social Security	Metin Emiroğlu	ANAP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Rüştü Kazım Yücelen	ANAP
Ministry Tourism	Bülent Akarcalı	ANAP
Ministry Culture	Gökhan Maraş	AMAP
Ministry of Environment	Ali Talip Özdemir	ANAP	22 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Muzaffer Aracu	ANAP
Ministry of Forestry	Mustafa Kalemli	ANAP	26 August 1991 – 20 November 1991

Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held on 20 October 1991.