The 21st government of Turkey (17 May 1954 – 9 December 1955) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called "the third Menderes government".
Background The Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 2 May 1954. President Celal Bayar appointed Adnan Menderes to form the new government.
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". The cabinet was consisted of the following:
TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentNameNotes Prime MinisterAdnan MenderesDeputy Prime MinisterFatin Rüştü ZorluFuat Köprülü17 May 1954 – 29 July 195529 July 1955 – 9 December 1955Minister of StateMükerrem Sarol17 May 1954 – 12 October 1955Osman KapaniEtem Menders17 May 1954 – 15 September 195515 September 1955 – 30 September 1955Fahrettin Ulaş30 September 1955 – 9 December 1955Ministry of JusticeOsman Şevki Çiçekdağ Minister of National DefenceEtem MenderesAdnan Menderes17 May 1954 – 15 September 195515 September 1955 – 9 December 1955 Ministry of the InteriorNamık GedikEtem Menderes17 May 1954 – 10 September 195530 September 1955 – 9 December 1955Ministry of Foreign AffairsFuat Köprülü15 April 1955 – 29 July 1955Ministry of FinanceHasan Polatkan Ministry of National EducationCelal YardımcıMinistry of Public WorksKemal ZeytinoğluMinistry of Health and Social SecurityBehçet UzMinistry of Customs and MonopoliesEmin KalafatMinistry of TransportMuammer ÇavuşoğluMinistry of EstablishmentsFethi ÇelikbaşSamet Ağaoğlu17 May 1954 – 6 December 19546 December 1954 – 9 December 1955Ministry of Economy and CommerceSıtkı YırcalıMinistry of AgricultureNedim ÖkmenMinistry of LabourHayrettin Erkmen
Aftermath Although the government had the support of the majority in the parliament, Adnan Menderes resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (). Following this resignation, a group of MPs left the DP to form the Liberty Party.
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