34th government of Turkey
The 34th government of Turkey (11 December 1971 – 22 May 1972) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Erim government.
Background
Eleven members of the previous government, resigned claiming that they could not carry the reforms they had promised. After this resignation, Nihat Erim also resigned on 3 December 1971. However, the president Cevdet Sunay appointed Nihat Erim for the second time. The second Erim government, like the previous one, was a semi-technocratic government and the partners were Republican People's Party (CHP), Justice Party (AP), and National Reliance Party (MGP)
The government
Title[1][2][3] | Name | Party |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Nihat Erim | Indep |
Minister of State | ||
Ali İhsan Göğüş | MGP | |
Doğan Kitaplı | AP | |
İlhan Öztrak | Indep | |
İlyas Karagöz | AP | |
Ministry of Justice | Suat Bilge | Indep |
Ministry of National Defense | Ferit Melen | MGP |
Ministry of the Interior | Ferit Kubat | Indep |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ümit Haluk Bayülken | Indep |
Ministry of Finance and Customs | Sait Naci Elgin | Indep |
Ministry of National Education | İsmail Arar | CHP |
Ministry of Public Works | Mukadder Öztekin | CHP |
Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Serbülent Bingöl | Indep |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Cevdet Aykan | Indep |
Ministry of Agriculture | Orhan Dikmen | Indep |
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 | Mesut Erez | AP |
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Haydar Özalp | AP |
Ministry Tourism | Erol Yılmaz Akçal | AP |
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Nezih Devres | Indep |
Ministry of Youth and Sports | Adnan karaküçük | AP |
Aftermath
Nihat Erim resigned on 27 March 1972, but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister until the formation of the next government. After Suat Hayri Ürgüplü's unsuccessful efforts, the next government was founded by Ferit Melen, a member of the first and the second Erim governments.
References
- Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Official page of the parliament
- Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1998, p225
Preceded by 33rd government of Turkey (Nihat Erim) |
34th Government of Turkey 11 December 1971 - 22 May 1972 |
Succeeded by 35th government of Turkey (Ferit Melen) |