The 54th government of Turkey governed Turkey from 28 June 1996 to 30 June 1997. It was a coalition government formed by Welfare Party (RP) and True Path Party (DYP), and was known as Refahyol (a portmanteau of the Turkish names of the two parties in the coalition).
Background After the fall of the 53rd government of Turkey, in which True Path Party (DYP) was one of the participants, Welfare Party (RP) and True Path Party (DYP) formed a coalition government.
Initially, Necmettin Erbakan of Welfare Party was the prime minister and Tansu Çiller of True Path Party was the deputy prime minister. After two years, they were to rotate in the position. However, the DYP was the third-largest in the parliament, and when Erbakan stepped down to begin the rotation, President Süleyman Demirel asked Mesut Yılmaz, leader of the Motherland Party which was the second-largest, to form the new government instead.
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 MinisterNecmettin Erbakan Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tansu Çiller Minister of StateFehim Adak Nevzat ErcanAbdullah GülIşılay Saygın Sabri TekirNafiz KurtMehmet AltınsoyNamık Kemal Zeybek Lütfi EsengünSelim EnsarioğluCemil TunçBekir Aksoy Gürcan DağdaşUfuk Söylemez Teoman Rıza GüneriAyfer Yılmaz Sacit GünbeyBahattin ŞakerAhmet DemircanMinistry of Justice Şevket Kazan Ministry of National DefenseTurhan Tayan Ministry of the Interior Mehmet AğarMeral AkşenerMinistry of Foreign AffairsEmre Gönensay Ministry of Finance Abdüllatif Şener Ministry of National EducationMehmet SağlamMinistry of Public Works and SettlementCevat AyhanMinistry of Health and Social SecurityYıldırım Aktunaİsmail KarakuyuMinistry of Transport Ömer BarutçuMinistry of Labour and Social Security Necati Çelik Ministry of Industry and Commerce Yalım ErezAli Rıza GönülMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesRecai KutanMinistry of Culture İsmail KahramanMinistry of TourismBahattin YücelMinistry of Agriculture and Village Affairs Musa DemirciMinistry of Forestry Halit DağlıMinistry of EnvironmentZiyaettin Tokar
Aftermath Necmettin Erbakan resigned as prime minister, hoping his coalition partner Tansu Çiller would be the next prime minister and a similar government would be formed. However, president Süleyman Demirel appointed Mesut Yılmaz of Motherland Party as the new prime ministerSina Akşin:Kısa Türkiye Tarihi, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür yayınları, İstanbul, , p.303 (see Prime ministership of Necmettin Erbakan).
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