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18th government of Turkey

Şemsettin Günaltay

The 18th government of Turkey (16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950) is also referred to as the Günaltay government.

Background

Hasan Saka of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was the previous prime minister, resigned on 14 September 1949. President İsmet İnönü, upon the suggestion of Hilmi Uran, the secretary general of his party, assigned Şemsettin Günaltay as the new prime minister. Günaltay was a scholar of religion, philosophy and history. A scholar of religion as the prime minister of a party which was known to be the champion of secularism was quite unexpected.

The government

In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title[1][2] Name Notes
Prime Minister Şemsettin Günaltay
Deputy Prime Minister Nihat Erim
Minister of State Nurullah Esat Sümer
Cemil Sait Barlas		 16 January 1949 – 7 June 1949
7 June 1949 – 22 May 1950
Ministry of Justice Fuat Sirmen
Ministry of National Defense and Navy Hüsnü Çakır
Ministry of the Interior Mehmet Emin Erişirgil
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Necmettin Sadak
Ministry of Finance İsmail Rüştü Aksal
Ministry of National Education Tahsin Banguoğlu
Ministry of Public Works Şevket Adalan
Ministry of Health and Social Security Kemali Bayazıt
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies Şerafettin Bürge
Ministry of Economy and Commerce Cemil Sait Barlas
Vedat Dicleli		 16 January 1949 – 7 June 1949
7 June 1949 – 22 May 1950
Ministry of Agriculture Cavit Oral
Ministry of Transport Kemal Satır
Ministry of Establishments Münir Birsel 7 June 1949 – 22 May 1950
Ministry of Labour Şemsettin Sirer

Aftermath

Günaltay resigned after his party lost the general elections held on 14 May 1950. The next government was founded by Adnan Menderes of the Democrat Party.

References

  1. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Official page of the parliament". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
Preceded by 18th Government of Turkey
16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950 		Succeeded by
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