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56th government of Turkey

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56th Government of Turkey

Cabinet of Turkey
Date formed11 January 1999
Date dissolved28 May 1999
People and organisations
Head of stateSuleyman Demirel
Head of governmentBulent Ecevit
Member partyDemocratic Left Party (Turkey)
Status in legislatureMinority government
76 / 550 (14%)





History
Election1995 Turkish general election
PredecessorYılmaz III
SuccessorEcevit V

The 56th government of Turkey (11 January 1999 – 28 May 1999) was a minority government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party (DSP).

Background

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The election results of 1995 necessitated a series of coalition governments, all of which were unstable. Finally, Bülent Ecevit, the leader of DSP, was asked to form a minority government to serve as a caretaker government until new elections. Although DSP was the fourth party measured by seats, the others promised to support his government without formally participating in it.

The government

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Title[1][2] Name Party Note
Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit DSP
Deputy Prime Minister
Hikmet Uluğbay DSP
Hüsamettin Özkan DSP
Minister of State
Şükrü Sina Gürel DSP
Hasan Gemici DSP
Mustafa Yılmaz DSP
Fikret Ünlü DSP
Aydın Tümen DSP
Ministry of Justice Selçuk Özbek Indep
Ministry of National Defense Cahit Bayar Indep
Ministry of the Interior Hikmet Sami Türk DSP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs İsmail Cem DSP
Ministry of Finance Zekeriya Temizel
Nami Çağan
DSP 11 January 1999 – 24 February 1999
24 February 1999 – 28 May 1999
Ministry of National Education Metin Bostancıoğlu DSP
Ministry of Public Works Ali Ilıksoy DSP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Mustafa Güven Karahan DSP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs Mahmut Erdir DSP
Ministry of Transport Hasan Basri Aktan Indep
Ministry of Labour Nami Çağan
Hakan Tartan
DSP 11 January 1999 – 24 February 1999
24 February 1999 – 28 May 1999
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Metin Şahin DSP
Ministry Tourism Ahmet Tan DSP
Ministry Culture İstemihan Talay DSP
Ministry of Environment Fevzi Aytekin DSP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Ziya Aktaş DSP
Ministry of Forestry Arif Sezer DSP

Aftermath

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The government ended because of the elections held on 18 April 1999.

References

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Preceded by 56th Government of Turkey
11 January 1999 – 28 May 1999
Succeeded by