| 57th Government of Turkey | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Turkey | |
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| Date formed | 28 May 1999 |
| Date dissolved | 18 November 2002 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Suleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
| Head of government | Bulent Ecevit |
| Member party | Democratic Left Party (Turkey) Nationalist Movement Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition Government 351 / 550 (64%)
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| History | |
| Election | 1999 Turkish general election |
| Predecessor | Ecevit IV |
| Successor | Gul |
The 57th government of Turkey (28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002) was a coalition government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party (DSP).
Background
The number of seats gained by the most successful party in the elections held on 18 April 1999 was only 136 out of 550. Thus, at least three parties had to form the government. Ecevit asked Motherland Party (ANAP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to participate in 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". The main reason for the excessive number of changes in the seats was the formation of a new party. A group of MPs split off from DSP to form the New Turkey Party, and they resigned from their seats in the government. Also, according to the Turkish constitution, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.
| Title | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | DSP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |||
| Devlet Bahçeli | MHP | ||
| Hüsamettin Özkan Şükrü Sina Gürel |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 – 12 July 2002 | |
| Mesut Yılmaz | ANAP | ||
| Minister of State | |||
| Mehmet Keçeciler | ANAP | ||
| Hikmet Uluğbay Recep Önal Tayfun İçli |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 22 July 1999 22 July 1999 - 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Tunca Toskay | MHP | ||
| Yüksel Yalova Sadettin Tantan Nejat Arseven Ali Doğan |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 31 May 2001 5 June 2001 – 6 June 2001 8 August 2001 – 7 August 2002 7 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Şükrü Sina Gürel Zeki Sezer |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Sadi Somuncuoğluz Faruk Bal |
MHP | 28 May 1999 – 8 May 2000 22 May 2000 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Rüştü Kazım Yücelen Yılmaz Karakoyunlu |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001 5 June 2001 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Mustafa Yılmaz Mehmet Kocabatmaz |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 -18.11.2002 | |
| Ramazan Mirzaoğlu | MHP | ||
| Edip Saffer Gaydalı Salih Yıldırım |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 12 September 2002 12 September 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Hasan Gemici Melda Bayer |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Şuayip Üşenmez | MHP | ||
| Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik | ANAP | 28 May 1999 - 8 May 2000 | |
| Fikret Ünlü Erdoğan Toprak |
DSP | 28 May 1999 - 24 August 2002 24 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Mehmet Çay Reşat Doğru |
MHP | 28 May 1999 - 24 December 2001 7 January 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Kemal Derviş Masum Türker |
Indep DSP |
2 March 2001 - 10 August 2002 10 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Tayyibe Gülek | DSP | 12 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 | |
| Ministry of Justice | Hikmet Sami Türk Aysel Çelikel |
DSP Indep |
28 May 1999 – 5 August 2002 5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | MHP | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Sadettin Tantan Rüştü Kazım Yücelen Muzaffer Ecemiş |
ANAP ANAP Indep |
28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001 8 June 2001 – 5 June 2001 5 August 2002 – November 18, 2002 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İsmail Cem Şükrü Sina Gürel |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 12 July 2001 12 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Finance | Sümer Oral | ANAP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Metin Bostancıoğlu Necdet Tekin |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Koray Aydın Abdülkadir Akcan |
MHP | 28 May 1999 – 5 September 2001 19 September 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Osman Durmuş | MHP | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs | Yusuf Gökalp | MHP | |
| Ministry of Transport | Enis Öksüz Oktay Vural Naci Kınacıoğlu |
MHP MHP Indep |
28 May 1999 – 17 July 2001 30 July 2001 – 5 August 2002 5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Yaşar Okuyan Nejat Arseven |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 7 August 2002 7 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Kenan Tanrıkulu | MHP | |
| Ministry Tourism | Erkan Mumcu Mustafa Taşar |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 8 August 2001 8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry Culture | İstemihan Talay Suat Çağlayan |
DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Environment | Fevzi Aytekin | DSP | |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Cumhur Ersümer Zeki Çakan |
ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 27 April 2001 8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Forestry | Nami Çağan | DSP |
Aftermath
The government ended because of the elections held in 2002.
Notes
- Between 29 June 1999 – 12 July 2000, he also assumed the title Deputy Prime Minister
References
- Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "Official page of the parliament". Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
| Preceded by56th government of Turkey (Bülent Ecevit) |
57th Government of Turkey 28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002 |
Succeeded by58th government of Turkey (Abdullah Gül) |
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