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26th government of Turkey

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İsmet İnönü

The 26th government of Turkey (20 November 1961 – 25 June 1962), also known as the first coalition government of Turkey and the eight government of İsmet İnönü, was the first civilian government following the 1960 Turkish coup d'état. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and a former president of Turkey. The CHP was joined in coalition by the Justice Party (AP).

Election

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In the elections held on 15 October 1961, CHP received 36.7%, and AP received 34.8%. Thus, CHP gained 173 seats and AP gained 158 seats in the 450-seat parliament. İnönü formed the first coalition government in the history of Turkey with AP. AP claimed to be the successor of Democrat Party (DP), which had been banned by the leaders of the 1960 coup. İnönü's main objective was to end the tension between the former coup leaders and the Justice Party. In the relatively short span of time in which the 26th government existed, the Justice Party tried to lift the ban on DP politicians, but the former coup partisans opposed this policy. On 22 February 1962, Turkey was faced again with an attempted coup, but İnönü managed to suppress it.[1]

The government

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Some of the cabinet members were changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinets lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title[2][3] Name Party Notes
Prime Minister İsmet İnönü CHP
Deputy Prime Minister Ali Akif Eyidoğan AP
Minister of State
Turhan Feyzioğlu CHP
Avni Doğan
Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata
CHP 20 November 1961 – 23 May 1962
23 May 1962 – 5 June 1962
Necmi Ökten AP
Nihat Su AP
Ministry of Justice Kemal Sahir Kurutluoğlu Indep
Ministry of National Defense İlhami Sancar CHP
Ministry of the Interior Ahmet Topaloğlu AP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Selim Sarper
Feridun Cemal Erkin
CHP
Indep
20 November 1961 – 26.03-1962
26 March 1962 – 5 June 1962
Ministry of Finance Şefik İnan CHP
Ministry of National Education Hilmi İncesulu CHP
Ministry of Public Works Emin Paksüt CHP
Ministry of Commerce İhsan Gürsan AP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Süleyman Suat Seren AP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies Şevket Pulatoğlu AP
Ministry of Agriculture Cavit Oral AP
Ministry of Transport Mustafa Cahit Akyar AP
Ministry of Labour and Social Security Bülent Ecevit CHP
Ministry of Industry Fethi Çelikbaş CHP
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Kamran Evliyaoğlu AP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement Mehmet Muhittin Güven AP

Aftermath

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In the last month of the coalition government, the main issue was the idea of an amnesty act for the former DP members. According to an interview, İnönü thought that the split of opinion on this issue made the government nonfunctional, and he resigned.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Şevket Süreyya Aydemir:İkinci Adam, Cilt III, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1999, ISBN 975-14-0037- 6, sf 545-546
  2. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official page of the parliament
  4. ^ "İsmet İnönü Konuşma, Demeç, Makale, Mesaj ve Söyleşileri 1961 – 1965". www.ismetinonu.org.tr. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
Preceded by 26th Government of Turkey
20 November 1961 – 25 June 1962
Succeeded by