15th government of Turkey

Recep Peker

The 15th government of Turkey (7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the Peker government.

Background

Although Republican People's Party (CHP) won the elections held on 21 July, prime minister Şükrü Saracoğlu of CHP announced that he would not continue for another term of premiership due to health problems. Recep Peker, who was the Minister of Interior in Saracoğlu government, was assigned to form the 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	Recep Peker
Deputy Prime Minister	Mümtaz Ökmen	19 September 1946 – 10 September 1947
Minister of State	Abdülhalik Renda
Ministry of Justice	Mümtaz Ökmen Şinasi Devrin	7 August 1946 – 19 September 1946 19 September 1946 – 10 September 1947
Ministry of National Defense and Navy	Cemil Cahit Toydemir Münir Birsel	7 August 1946 – 5 September 1947 5 September 1947 – 10 September 1947
Ministry of the Interior	Şükrü Sökmensüer Hüsrev Göle	7 August 1946 – 5 September 1947 5 September 1947 – 10 September 1947
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hasan Saka
Ministry of Finance	Nazmi Keşmir
Ministry of National Education	Şemsettin Sirer
Ministry of Public Works	Kerim İncedayı
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Behçet Uz
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Tahsin Coşkan
Ministry of Economy	Bekir Balta Cavit Ekin	7 August 1946 – 5 September 1947 5 September 1947 – 10 September 1947
Ministry of Agriculture	Faik Kurdoğlu Şevket Adalan	7 August 1946 – 5 September 1947 5 September 1947 – 10 September 1947
Ministry of Transport	Şükrü Koçak
Ministry of Commerce	Atıf İnan
Ministry of Labour	Sadi Irmak Bekir Balta	7 August 1946 – 5 September 1947 5 September 1947 – 10 September 1947

Aftermath

Following a harsh discussions in the parliament between Recep Peker and Adnan Menderes of the Democrat Party, Recep Peker resigned.