The 10th government of Turkey (11 November 1938 – 25 January 1939) was a short-term government in the history of Turkey. It is also called Second Bayar government.
Background Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the president and the founder of modern Turkey, died on 10 November. İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president, and consequently the 9th government of Turkey (First Bayar government) resigned. İnönü appointed Celal Bayar of the Republican People's Party (CHP) for the second time. The Second Bayar government was similar to the First Bayar government, but Interior Minister Şükrü Kaya and Foreign Minister Tevfik Rüştü Aras of the previous government were left out of the cabinet, replaced by Refik Saydam and Şükrü Saracoğlu, respectively, both of whom would be the future prime ministers.
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".
TitleOfficial page of prime minister NameNotes Prime MinisterCelal BayarMinistry of JusticeHilmi UranTevfik Fikret Sılay11 November 1938 – 3 January 19393 January 1939 – 25 January 1939 Ministry of National DefenseKazım ÖzalpNaci Tınaz11 November 1938 – 18 January 193918 January 1939 – 25 January 1939 Ministry of the InteriorRefik SaydamMinistry of Foreign AffairsŞükrü SaracoğluMinistry of FinanceFuat Ağralı Ministry of National EducationSaffet ArıkanHasan Ali Yücel11 November 1938 – 28 December 193828 December 1038 – 25 January 1939 Ministry of Public WorksAli ÇetinkayaMinistry of Health and Social SecurityHulusi AlataşMinistry of Customs and MonopoliesAli Rana TarhanMinistry of EconomyŞakir KesebirHüsnü Çakır11 November 1938 – 28 December 193828 December 1938 – 25 January 1939 Ministry of AgricultureFaik Kurdoğlu13 April 1938 – 11 November 1938
Aftermath Celal Bayar surprisingly resigned on 25 January 1939 with the pretext of the upcoming general elections to be held on 26 March.
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