The 40th government of Turkey (21 June 1977 – 21 July 1977) was a short term (one month) government that governed Turkey in 1977. It was a minority government of Republican People's Party (CHP) led by Bülent Ecevit.
The elections In the elections held on 5 June 1977, CHP received 41% (highest percentage CHP ever reached after 1950) of the vote and became the first party. However, in the parliament, CHP gained only 213 seats out of 450. Other parties were reluctant to form a coalition with CHP. However, Ecevit, confident of his prestige, tried a minority government.
The government The members of the government are as follows: TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentNameParty Prime MinisterBülent EcevitCHPDeputy Prime Minister Orhan EyüboğluCHPMinister of StateTuran Güneş CHPLütfi DoğanCHPKenan BulutoğluCHPMinistry of Justice Selçuk ErverdiCHP Ministry of National DefenseHasan Esat IşıkCHP Ministry of the Interior Necdet UğurCHPMinistry of Foreign AffairsGündüz ÖkçünCHPMinistry of Finance Besim ÜstünelCHP Ministry of National EducationMustafa ÜstündağCHPMinistry of Public WorksAbdülkerim ZilanCHP Ministry of Commerce Ziya MüezzinoğluCHPMinistry of Health and Social SecurityCelal Ertuğ CHPMinistry of Customs and Monopolies Mehmet Can CHPMinistry of Food Agriculture and Husbandry Fikret GündoğanCHPMinistry of Transport Erol ÇevikçeCHPMinistry of Labour Bahir Ersoy CHPMinistry of Social Security Hayrettin Uysal CHPMinistry of Industry Tarhan ErdemCHPMinistry of Culture and Tourism Altan ÖymenCHPMinistry of Construction and Settlement Erol Tuncer CHPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesNeşet AkmandorCHPMinistry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives Ali TopuzCHPMinistry of ForestryVecdi İlhanCHPMinistry of Youth and Sports Yüksel ÇakmurCHP
Aftermath In the voting at the Parliament on 3 July, the government lost a vote of confidence (217 vs 229).
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