The 30th government of Turkey (27 October 1965 – 3 November 1969) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Demirel government.
Background
Justice Party (AP) won the elections held on 10 October 1965 by a landslide. Süleyman Demirel, the leader of AP, founded the government.
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". As according to the Turkish constitution of 1961, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections. The members of the cabinet were as follows:
| Title | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel | AP | |
| Minister of State | |||
| Cihat Bilgehan Hüsamettin Atabeyli |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 | |
| Refet Sezgin | AP | ||
| Kamil Ocak | AP | ||
| Fuat Alişan Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 | |
| Seyfi Öztürk | AP | ||
| Ministry of Justice | Hasan Dinçer Hidayet Aydıner |
AP Indep |
27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969 1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Ahmet Topaloğlu | AP | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Faruk Sükan Ragıp Üner |
AP Indep |
27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969 1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil | AP | |
| Ministry of Finance | İhsan Gürsan Cihat Bilgehan |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 2 November 1966 14 November 1966 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of National Education | Orhan Dengiz İlhami Ertem |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Etem Erdinç Orhan Alp |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Haldun Menteşoğlu | AP | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Sadi Somuncuoğlu Vedat Ali Özkan |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Bahri Dağdaş Ali Mesut Erez |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 12 August 1969 12 August 1969 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Village Affairs | Sabit Osman AVCI Turgut Toker Selahattin Kılıç |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 16 December 1968 16 December 1968 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Forestry | Sabit Osman Avcı | AP | 11 August 1969 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Transport | Seyfi Öztürk Sadettin Bilgiç Mehmet İzmen |
AP AP Indep |
27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 1 August 1969 1 August 1969 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Ali Naili Erdem Hayrettin Toker |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 6 December 1968 16 December 1968 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Commerce | Macit Zeren Sadık Tekin Müftüoğlu Ahmet Türkel |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 2 November 1966 2 November 1966 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry of Industry | Mehmet Turgut | AP | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | İbrahim Tekin Nahit Menteşe |
AP | 27 October 1965 – 10 December 1968 10 December 1968 – 3 November 1969 |
| Ministry Tourism | Nihat Kürşat | AP | |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | İbrahim Deriner Rafet Sezgin |
Indep AP |
27 October 1965 – 3 April 1967 3 April 1967 – 3 November 1969 |
Aftermath
The government ended because of the elections held on 12 October 1969. AP won the elections, and Süleyman Demirel founded the next government as well.
References
- Elif Uzun Sümercan (2009). I. Dönem Demirel Hükümeti`nin siyasi faaliyetleri (1965-1969) (MA thesis) (in Turkish). Gazi University. pp. 63–64.
- Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "Chronology September 1, 1965-November 30, 1965". The Middle East Journal. 20 (1): 89. 1966. JSTOR 4323955.
| Preceded by29th government of Turkey (Suat Hayri Ürgüplü) |
30th government of Turkey 27 October 1965 – 3 November 1969 |
Succeeded by31st government of Turkey (Süleyman Demirel) |
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| 1980–2018 | |
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