21st government of Turkey

The 21st government of Turkey (17 May 1954 – 9 December 1955) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called "the third Menderes government".

Adnan Menderes

Background

The Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 2 May 1954. President Celal Bayar appointed Adnan Menderes to form the new government.

The government

In 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 MinisterAdnan Menderes
Deputy Prime MinisterFatin Rüştü Zorlu
Fuat Köprülü		17 May 1954 – 29 July 1955
29 July 1955 – 9 December 1955
Minister of State
Mükerrem Sarol17 May 1954 – 12 October 1955
Osman Kapani
Etem Menders		17 May 1954 – 15 September 1955
15 September 1955 – 30 September 1955
Fahrettin Ulaş30 September 1955 – 9 December 1955
Ministry of JusticeOsman Şevki Çiçekdağ
Minister of National DefenceEtem Menderes
Adnan Menderes		17 May 1954 – 15 September 1955
15 September 1955 – 9 December 1955
Ministry of the InteriorNamık Gedik
Etem Menderes		17 May 1954 – 10 September 1955
30 September 1955 – 9 December 1955
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFuat Köprülü15 April 1955 – 29 July 1955
Ministry of FinanceHasan Polatkan
Ministry of National EducationCelal Yardımcı
Ministry of Public WorksKemal Zeytinoğlu
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityBehçet Uz
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesEmin Kalafat
Ministry of TransportMuammer Çavuşoğlu
Ministry of EstablishmentsFethi Çelikbaş
Samet Ağaoğlu		17 May 1954 – 6 December 1954
6 December 1954 – 9 December 1955
Ministry of Economy and CommerceSıtkı Yırcalı
Ministry of AgricultureNedim Ökmen
Ministry of LabourHayrettin Erkmen

Aftermath

Although the government had the support of the majority in the parliament, Adnan Menderes resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (Turkish: İspat hakkı). Following this resignation, a group of MPs left the DP to form the Liberty Party.

References
  1. Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Official page of the parliament
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