The 34th government of Turkey (11 December 1971 – 22 May 1972) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Erim government.
Background Eleven members of the previous government, resigned claiming that they could not carry the reforms they had promised. After this resignation, Nihat Erim also resigned on 3 December 1971. However, the president Cevdet Sunay appointed Nihat Erim for the second time. The second Erim government, like the previous one, was a semi-technocratic government and the partners were Republican People's Party (CHP), Justice Party (AP), and National Reliance Party (MGP)
The government
TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentTürkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1998, p225Name Party Prime MinisterNihat ErimIndMinister of StateAli İhsan GöğüşMGP Doğan KitaplıAP İlhan ÖztrakIndep İlyas KaragözAPMinistry of JusticeSuat BilgeIndep Ministry of National DefenseFerit MelenMGP Ministry of the InteriorFerit KubatIndepMinistry of Foreign AffairsÜmit Haluk BayülkenIndepMinistry of Finance and CustomsSait Naci ElginIndep Ministry of National Educationİsmail ArarCHPMinistry of Public WorksMukadder ÖztekinCHPMinistry of Construction and SettlementSerbülent BingölIndepMinistry of Health and Social SecurityCevdet Aykan IndepMinistry of Agriculture Orhan DikmenIndepMinistry of Village Affairs Necmi SönmezIndepMinistry of Forestry Selahattin İnalIndep Ministry of TransportRıfkı Danışman AP Ministry of Labour Ali Rıza UzunerCHP Ministry of CommerceNaim TaluIndepMinistry of Industry and TechnologyAli Mesut ErezAPMinistry of Customs and MonopoliesHaydar ÖzalpAPMinistry TourismErol Yılmaz AkçalAPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesNezih Devres IndepMinistry of Youth and SportsAdnan karaküçük AP
Aftermath Nihat Erim resigned on 27 March 1972, but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister until the formation of the next government. After Suat Hayri Ürgüplü's unsuccessful efforts, the next government was founded by Ferit Melen, a member of the first and the second Erim governments.
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