40th government of Turkey
The 40th government of Turkey (21 June 1977 – 21 July 1977) was a short term (one month) government that governed Turkey in 1977. It was a minority government of Republican People's Party (CHP) led by Bülent Ecevit.
The elections
In the elections held on 5 June 1977, CHP received 41% (highest percentage CHP ever reached after 1950) of the vote and became the first party.[1] However, in the parliament, CHP gained only 213 seats out of 450. Other parties were reluctant to form a coalition with CHP. However, Ecevit, confident of his prestige, tried a minority government.
The government
The members of the government are as follows:[2]
Title[3][4] | Name | Party |
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Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | CHP |
Deputy Prime Minister | Orhan Eyüboğlu | CHP |
Minister of State | ||
Turan Güneş | CHP | |
Lütfi Doğan | CHP | |
Kenan Bulutoğlu | CHP | |
Ministry of Justice | Selçuk Erverdi | CHP |
Ministry of National Defense | Hasan Esat Işık | CHP |
Ministry of the Interior | Necdet Uğur | CHP |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Gündüz Ökçün | CHP |
Ministry of Finance | Besim Üstünel | CHP |
Ministry of National Education | Mustafa Üstündağ | CHP |
Ministry of Public Works | Abdülkerim Zilan | CHP |
Ministry of Commerce | Ziya Müezzinoğlu | CHP |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Celal Ertuğ | CHP |
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Mehmet Can | CHP |
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Husbandry | Fikret Gündoğan | CHP |
Ministry of Transport | Erol Çevikçe | CHP |
Ministry of Labour | Bahir Ersoy | CHP |
Ministry of Social Security | Hayrettin Uysal | CHP |
Ministry of Industry | Tarhan Erdem | CHP |
Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Altan Öymen | CHP |
Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Erol Tuncer | CHP |
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Neşet Akmandor | CHP |
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives | Ali Topuz | CHP |
Ministry of Forestry | Vecdi İlhan | CHP |
Ministry of Youth and Sports | Yüksel Çakmur | CHP |
Aftermath
In the voting at the Parliament on 3 July, the government lost a vote of confidence (217 vs 229).[5]
References
- ^ "Election results". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
- ^ Suavi Aydın; Yüksel Taşkın (2016). 1960'tan Günümüze Türkiye Tarihi (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. p. 231. ISBN 978-975-05-2062-4.
- ^ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official page of the parliament
- ^ "Chronology May 16, 1977-August 15, 1977". The Middle East Journal. 31 (4): 481. 1977. JSTOR 4325678.
Preceded by | 40th Government of Turkey 21 June 1977 – 21 July 1977 | Succeeded by |
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