The 42nd government of Turkey (5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979) was a coalition government of Republican People's Party (CHP) and some independents.
The elections On the last day of 1977, the 41st government of Turkey came to an end because of vote of no confidence in the interpellation voting.Türkiye’nin 75 yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998, p. 273 The president asked Bülent Ecevit, the leader of CHP, to form a government. In addition to independents, two one-MP parties, namely Republican Reliance Party (CGP) and Democratic Party (DP), also supported him, and all supporters were given a seat in the government.
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 MinisterBülent EcevitCHPDeputy Prime Minister Orhan EyüboğluCHPTurhan FeyzioğluCGP5 January 1978 – 18 September 1978 Hikmet ÇetinCHP3 October 1978 – 12 November 1979 Faruk SükanDP5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979 Minister of StateHikmet ÇetinCHP5 January 1978 – 3 October 1978 Enver AkovaIndep5 January 1978 – 31 May 1979 Hasan KorkutIndep2 June 1979 – 12 November 1979 Lütfi DoğanCHP Salih YILDIZCGP5 January 1978 – 21 June 1979 Ali Rıza SEPTİOĞLUIndep5 January 1978 – 18 June 1979 Mustafa KILIÇIndepAhmet ŞenerCHP5 January 1978 – 23 October 19798 November 1979 -12.11.1979 Ministry of JusticeMehmet CanCHP Ministry of National DefenseHasan Esat IşıkNeşet AkmandorCHP5 January 1978 – 16 January 197916 January 1979 – 12 November 1979 Ministry of the Interiorİrfan ÖzaydınlıHasan Fehmi GüneşVecdi İlhanCHP5 January 1978 – 2 January 197916 January 1979 – 5 October 19798 October 1979 – 12 November 1979 Ministry of Foreign AffairsGündüz ÖkçünCHPMinistry of FinanceZiya MüezzinoğluCHP Ministry of National EducationNecdet UğurCHPMinistry of Public WorksŞerafettin ElçiCHP Minister of TreasuryTeoman KöprülülerCHPMinistry of Health and Social SecurityMete TanIndepMinistry of Customs and MonopoliesTuncay MataracıIndepMinistry of Food Agriculture and HusbandryMehmet YücelerCHP5 January 1978 – 15 October 197930 October 1979 – 12 November 1979 Ministry of TransportGüneş ÖngütCHPMinistry of LabourBahir ErsoyCHPMinistry of Social SecurityHilmi İşgüzarSalih YıldızIndepCGP5 January 1978 – 7 June 1979 21 June 1979 – 12 November 1979Ministry of IndustryOrhan AlpIndepMinistry of EnterprisesKenan BulutoğluCHPMinistry of CultureAhmet Taner KışlalıCHPMinistry Local GovernmentsMahmut ÖzdemirCHPMinistry of Construction and SettlementAhmet KaraslanMehmet YüzeleIndepCHP5 January 1978 – 2 October 197915 October 1979 – 30 October 1979Ministry of Village Affairs and CooperativesAli TopuzCHPMinistry of ForestryVecdi İlhanAhmet ŞenerCHP5 January 1978 – 8 October 197923 October 1979 – 8 November 1979Ministry of Youth and SportsYüksel ÇakmurCHPMinistry of TourismAlev CoşkunCHPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesDeniz BaykalCHP
Aftermath Senate elections and by-elections held on 14 October 1979 showed that CHP had lost ground to the opposition. Although the government still had the vote of confidence in the parliament, Ecevit resigned, but the government continued until the formation of the 43rd government.
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