The 22nd government of Turkey (9 December 1955 – 25 November 1957) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fourth Menderes government.
Background Adnan Menderes, the prime minister of the previous government resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (). However, his party, the Democrat Party (DP), had the majority in the parliament, and therefore he founded the next cabinet.
The cabinet received a vote of confidence (343 to 37) on 14 December 1955.
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 members of the cabinet were as follows: TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentNameNotes Prime Minister Adnan MenderesMinister of StateCemil Bengü9 December 1955 – 12 October 1955Şemi ErginFatin Rüştü Zorlu9 December 1955 – 28 July 1957 28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957Emin KalafatCelal YardımcıMinistry of JusticeHüseyin Avni GöktürkMinistry of National DefenseŞemi Ergin28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957 Ministry of the Interior Etem MenderesNamık Gedik9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957Ministry of Foreign AffairsFuat Köprülü 9 December 1955 – 20 June 1956Ministry of FinanceNedim Ökmen Hasan Polatkan 9 December 1955 – 24 August 1956 3 December 1956 – 25 November 1957 Ministry of National EducationAhmet ÖzelTevfik İleriCelal Yardımcı 9 December 1955 – 12 April 1957 12 April 1957 – 25 November 1957Ministry of Public WorksMuammer ÇavuşoğluEtem Menderes 9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957Ministry of Health and Social SecurityNafiz KörezMinistry of Customs and MonopoliesHadi HüsmanMinistry of Transport Arif DemirerMinistry of EstablishmentsSamet AğaoğluAfter 2 September 1957, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of IndustryMinistry of Economy and Commerce Fahrettin UlaşZeyyat MandalinciAbdullah Aker 9 December 1955 – 13 April 1956 7 May 1956 – 30 November 195630 November 1956 – 25 November 1957Ministry of AgricultureEsat BudakoğluMinistry of Labour Mümtaz Tarhan
Aftermath The government ended because of the general elections held on 27 October 1957, in which DP won the majority once again, albeit with reduced support.
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