53rd government of Turkey

The 53rd government of Turkey (6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996), known as "ANAYOL" or "Second Mesut Yılmaz government," was a coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (ANAP). It was the first rotation government to be formed outside of Israel.

Background

In the elections held on 24 December 1995, five parties entered the parliament with no party holding the majority. The coalition talks continued for more than two months, and finally, two parties, Motherland Party (ANAP) and True Path Party (DYP), agreed to form the coalition. Although their total number of seats in the parliament (268 out of 550) was still less than 50%, Democratic Left Party (DSP) promised to support the government during the voting of confidence without participating in the government. According to the agreement, the DYP would receive more seats in the cabinet, and the premiership would be rotated between the parties on a yearly basis: ANAP would hold it in 1996 and 1999, while the DYP would do so in 1997, 1998 and 2000.[1]

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[2][3] Name Party Notes
Prime MinisterMesut YılmazANAP
Deputy Prime MinisterNahit MenteşeDYP
Minister of State
Rüştü SaracoğluANAP
Ayfer YılmazDYP
Abdülkadir AksuANAP
Ufuk SöylemezDYP
Eyüp AşıkANAP
Yaman TörünerDYP
İmren AykutANAP
Ayvaz GökdemirDYP6 March 1995 – 25 May 1996
Cemil ÇiçekANAP
Yaşar DedelekDYP
Ali Talip ÖzdemirANAP
Ünal ErkanDYP6 March 1996 – 25 May 1996
Ersin TaranoğluANAP
Mehmet Halit DağlıDYP
Ministry of JusticeMehmet AğarDYP
Ministry of National DefenseOltan SungurluANAP
Ministry of the InteriorÜlkü GüneyANAP
Ministry of Foreign AffairsEmre GönensayDYP
Ministry of FinanceLütfullah KayalarANAP
Ministry of National EducationTurhan TayanDYP
Ministry of Public Works and SettlementMehmet KeçecilerANAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityYıldırım AktunaDYP
Ministry of TransportÖmer BarutçuDYP
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityEmin KulANAP
Ministry of Industry and CommerceYalım ErezDYP
Ministry of CultureAgah Oktay GünerANAP
Ministry of TourismIşılay SaygınDYP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesHüsnü DoğanANAP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairsİsmet AtillaDYP
Ministry of ForestryNevzat ErcanDYP
Ministry of EnvironmentMustafa TaşarANAP

Aftermath

Both coalition parties had a similar ideology but were rivals of one another. Thus, from the first day, the coalition was faced with difficulties. On 24 May 1996, True Path Party (DYP) decided to withdraw from the government and formed another coalition with the Welfare Party (RP) on 28 June.

References

  1. "İşte Koalisyon Protokolü" – Milliyet Gazetesi, 4 March 1996, Page 17.
  2. Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Official page of the parliament
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