The 53rd government of Turkey (6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996), known as "ANAYOL" or "Second Mesut Yılmaz government," was a coalition government formed by the True Path Party (DYP) and Motherland Party (ANAP). It was the first rotation government to be formed outside of Israel.
Background In the elections held on 24 December 1995, five parties entered the parliament with no party holding the majority. The coalition talks continued for more than two months, and finally, two parties, the Motherland Party (ANAP) and True Path Party (DYP), agreed to form the coalition. Although their total number of seats in the parliament (268 out of 550) was still less than 50%, the Democratic Left Party (DSP) promised to support the government during the voting of confidence without participating in the government. According to the agreement, the DYP would receive more seats in the cabinet, and the premiership would be rotated between the parties on a yearly basis: ANAP would hold it in 1996 and 1999, while the DYP would do so in 1997, 1998 and 2000."İşte Koalisyon Protokolü" – Milliyet Gazetesi, 4 March 1996, Page 17.
The government 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".
TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentNamePartyNotes Prime MinisterMesut YılmazANAPDeputy Prime MinisterNahit MenteşeDYPMinister of StateRüştü SaracoğluANAPAyfer Yılmaz DYPAbdülkadir AksuANAPUfuk SöylemezDYPEyüp AşıkANAPYaman TörünerDYPİmren AykutANAPAyvaz Gökdemir DYP6 March 1995 – 25 May 1996Cemil ÇiçekANAPYaşar DedelekDYPAli Talip Özdemir ANAPÜnal Erkan DYP 6 March 1996 – 25 May 1996Ersin TaranoğluANAPMehmet Halit Dağlı DYPMinistry of Justice Mehmet AğarDYP Ministry of National DefenseOltan SungurluANAP Ministry of the Interior Ülkü GüneyANAPMinistry of Foreign AffairsEmre GönensayDYPMinistry of Finance Lütfullah KayalarANAP Ministry of National EducationTurhan TayanDYPMinistry of Public Works and SettlementMehmet KeçecilerANAPMinistry of Health and Social SecurityYıldırım AktunaDYPMinistry of Transport Ömer BarutçuDYPMinistry of Labour and Social Security Emin Kul ANAPMinistry of Industry and Commerce Yalım ErezDYPMinistry of Culture Agah Oktay GünerANAPMinistry of Tourism Işılay SaygınDYPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesHüsnü DoğanANAPMinistry of Agriculture and Village Affairs İsmet AtillaDYPMinistry of Forestry Nevzat ErcanDYPMinistry of Environment Mustafa TaşarANAP
Aftermath Both coalition parties had a similar ideology but were rivals of one another. Thus, from the first day, the coalition was faced with difficulties. On 24 May 1996, True Path Party (DYP) decided to withdraw from the government and formed another coalition with the Welfare Party (RP) on 28 June.
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