49th government of Turkey

Süleyman Demirel, 1998

The 49th government of Turkey (20 November 1991 – 25 June 1993) was a coalition government formed by True Path Party (DYP) and Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP).

Election

The governing party in Turkey between 1983 and 1991 was Motherland Party (ANAP), but in the elections held on 20 November 1991, no party could win the majority. While ANAP gained 115 seats, DYP gained 178 and SHP gained 88 seats out of 450. DYP and SHP formed the coalition government. Süleyman Demirel (leader of DYP) was the prime minister, and Erdal İnönü (leader of SHP) was the deputy (later acting) prime minister.

The government

There were 14 state ministers, and one was changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. 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".

Title	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel	DYP
Deputy Prime Minister	Erdal İnönü	SHP
Minister of State
	Cavit Çağlar	DYP
	Tansu Çiller	DYP
	Ekrem Ceyhun	DYP
	Akın Gönen	DYP
	Gökberk Ergenekon	DYP
	Sefa Kilercioğlu	DYP
	Ömer Barutçu	DYP
	Mehmet Batallı	DYP
	Şerif Ercan	DYP
	Mehmet Ali Yılmaz	DYP
	Mehmet Kahraman	DYP
	Güler İleri Türkan Akyol	SHP	21 November 1991 – 22 February 1992 22 February 1992 – 25 June 1993
	Erman Şahin	SHP
	İbrahim Tez	SHP
Ministry of Justice	Seyfi Oktay	SHP
Ministry of National Defense	Nevzat Ayaz	DYP
Ministry of the Interior	İsmet Sezgin	DYP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hikmet Çetin	SHP
Ministry of Finance	Sümer Oral	DYP
Ministry of National Education	Köksal Toptan	DYP
Ministry of Public Works and Settlement	Onur Kumbaracıbaşı	SHP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Yıldırım Aktuna	DYP
Ministry of Transport	Yaşar Topçu	DYP
Ministry of Labour and Social Security	Mehmet Moğultay	SHP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce	Tahir Köse	SHP
Ministry of Culture	Fikri Sağlar	SHP
Ministry of Tourism	Abdülkadir Ateş	SHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Ersin Faralyalı	DYP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs	Necmettin Cevheri	DYP
Ministry of Forest	Vefa Tanır	DYP
Ministry of Environment	Bedrettin Akyürek	DYP

Aftermath

On 16 May 1993, Süleyman Demirel was elected as the president of Turkey. According to the constitution, he left both the office and his post in the party. On 13 June 1993, DYP elected Tansu Çiller as its new leader, and thus, on 25 June, Tansu Çiller was appointed as the first female prime minister of Turkey and of the 50th government. Between 16 May and 25 June, Erdal İnönü was the acting prime minister.