35th government of Turkey

The 35th government of Turkey (22 May 1972 – 15 April 1973) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the Melen government.

Background

After Nihat Erim, the prime minister of the previous government, resigned, President Cevdet Sunay appointed Ferit Melen, the minister of National Defence in the previous government, as the prime minister. Ferit Melen was a member of National Reliance Party (MGP), a small party in the parliament, but his government had the support of the two major parties, Republican People's Party (CHP) and Justice Party (AP). The Melen government lineup was similar to the previous government's.

The government

Title[1][2][3] Name Party
Prime Minister Ferit Melen MGP
Minister of State
İsmail Arar CHP
Doğan Kitaplı AP
İlhan Öztrak Indep
Zeyyat Baykara Indep
Ministry of Justice Fehmi Alparslan MGP
Ministry of National Defense Mehmet İzmen Indep
Ministry of the Interior Ferit Kubat Indep
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ümit Haluk Bayülken Indep
Ministry of Finance and Customs Ziya Müezzinoğlu Indep
Ministry of National Education Sabahattin Özbek Indep
Ministry of Public Works Mukadder Öztekin CHP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement Turgut Toker AP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Kemal Demir CHP
Ministry of Agriculture Necmi Sönmez AP
Ministry of Village Affairs Necmi Sönmez Indep
Ministry of Forestry Selahattin İnal Indep
Ministry of Transport Rıfkı Danışman AP
Ministry of Labour Ali Rıza Uzuner CHP
Ministry of Commerce Naim Talu Indep
Ministry of Industry and Technology Ali Mesut Erez AP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies Haydar Özalp AP
Ministry Tourism Erol Yılmaz Akçal AP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Nuri Kodamanoğlu CHP
Ministry of Youth and Sports Adnan Karaküçük AP

Aftermath

On 6 April 1973, Fahri Korutürk was elected as the new president of Turkey. As political tradition dictated, Ferit Melen resigned on the next day. The next government was founded by Naim Talu, the Minister of Commerce in the Melen government.

References

  1. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Official page of the parliament
  3. ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1998, p.225
Preceded by 35th Government of Turkey
22 May 1972 - 15 April 1973 		Succeeded by