49th government of Turkey

Government of the Republic of Turkey (1991-1993)

Süleyman Demirel, 1998

The 49th government of Turkey (20 November 1991 – 25 June 1993) was a coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP).

## Election

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The governing party in Turkey between 1983 and 1991 was Motherland Party (ANAP), but in the elections held on 20 November 1991, no party could win the majority. While ANAP gained 115 seats, DYP gained 178 and SHP gained 88 seats out of 450. DYP and SHP formed the coalition government. Süleyman Demirel (leader of DYP) was the prime minister, and Erdal İnönü (leader of SHP) was the deputy (later acting) prime minister.

## The government

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There were 14 state ministers, and one was changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. 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".

Title[1][2] | Name  | Party  | Notes

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Prime Minister | Süleyman Demirel | DYP |
Deputy Prime Minister | Erdal İnönü | SHP |
Minister of State
Cavit Çağlar | DYP |
Tansu Çiller | DYP |
Ekrem Ceyhun | DYP |
Akın Gönen | DYP |
Gökberk Ergenekon | DYP |
Sefa Kilercioğlu | DYP |
Ömer Barutçu | DYP |
Mehmet Batallı | DYP |
Şerif Ercan | DYP |
Mehmet Ali Yılmaz | DYP |
Mehmet Kahraman | DYP |
Güler İleri
Türkan Akyol | SHP | 21 November 1991 – 22 February 1992
22 February 1992 – 25 June 1993
Erman Şahin | SHP |
İbrahim Tez | SHP |
Ministry of Justice | Seyfi Oktay | SHP |
Ministry of National Defense | Nevzat Ayaz | DYP |
Ministry of the Interior | İsmet Sezgin | DYP |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Hikmet Çetin | SHP |
Ministry of Finance | Sümer Oral | DYP |
Ministry of National Education | Köksal Toptan | DYP |
Ministry of Public Works and Settlement | Onur Kumbaracıbaşı | SHP |
Ministry of Health and Social Security | Yıldırım Aktuna | DYP |
Ministry of Transport | Yaşar Topçu | DYP |
Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Mehmet Moğultay | SHP |
Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Tahir Köse | SHP |
Ministry of Culture | Fikri Sağlar | SHP |
Ministry of Tourism | Abdülkadir Ateş | SHP |
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Ersin Faralyalı | DYP |
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs | Necmettin Cevheri | DYP |
Ministry of Forest | Vefa Tanır | DYP |
Ministry of Environment | Bedrettin Akyürek | DYP |

## Aftermath

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On 16 May 1993, Süleyman Demirel was elected as the president of Turkey. According to the constitution, he left both the office and his post in the party. On 13 June 1993, DYP elected Tansu Çiller as its new leader, and thus, on 25 June, Tansu Çiller was appointed as the first female prime minister of Turkey and of the 50th government. Between 16 May and 25 June, Erdal İnönü was the acting prime minister.

## References

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1. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Official page of the parliament

Preceded by

48th government of Turkey
(Mesut Yılmaz)

|  49th Government of Turkey
21 November 1991 – 25 June 1993  | Succeeded by

50th government of Turkey
(Tansu Çiller)

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