24th government of Turkey

Cemal Gürsel

The 24th government of Turkey (30 May 1960 – 5 January 1961) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Gürsel government.

Background

After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, the coup leader Cemal Gürsel formed a technocratic 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".

Title	Name	Notes
Prime Minister	Cemal Gürsel
Deputy Prime Minister	Fahri Özdilek	22 December 1960 – 5 January 1961
Minister of State
	Amil Artus Nasır Zeytinoğlu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
	Şefik İnan Hayri Mumcuoğlu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Justice	Abdullah Gözübüyük Amil Artus	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 27 August 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of National Defense	Fahri Özdilek Hüseyin Ataman	9 June 1960 – 22 October 1960 22 October 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of the Interior	Muharrem İhsan Kızıloğlu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Selim Sarper	30 May 1960 – 26 December 1960
Ministry of Finance	Ekrem Alican Kemal Kurdaş	30 May 1960 – 26 December 1960 26 December 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of National Education	Fehmi Yavuz Bedrettin Tuncel	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 10 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Orhan Kubat Fehmi Yavuz	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 27 Aug 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Public Works	Daniş Koper Mukbil Gökdoğan	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 12 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Nusret Karasu Ragıp Üner	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Fethi Aşkın
Ministry of Transport	Sıtkı Ulay
Ministry of Industry	Muhtar Usluer Şahap Kocatopçu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Commerce	Cihat İren Mehmet Baydur	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Agriculture	Feridun Üstün Osman Tosun	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 29 Aug 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Labour	Cahit Talas Raşit Beşerler	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry Tourism and Press	Zühtü Tarhan	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960

Aftermath

By the beginning of 1961, the constituent assembly was formed. Cemal Gürsel resigned to form a new cabinet that would cooperate with the constituent assembly.