26th government of Turkey

İsmet İnönü

The 26th government of Turkey (20 November 1961 – 25 June 1962) is also known as the first coalition government of Turkey and the eight government of İsmet İnönü. It is the first civilian government following 1960 Turkish coup d'état. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of Republican People's Party (CHP) and a former president. The coalition partner was Justice Party (AP).

Election

In the elections held on 15 October 1961, CHP received 36.7% and AP received 34.8%. Thus, CHP gained 173 seats and AP gained 158 seats in the 450-seat parliament. İnönü formed the first coalition government in the history of Turkey with AP. AP claimed to be the successor of Democrat Party (DP), which was banned by the leaders of the coup in 1960. In the coalition, the main task of İnönü was to end the tension between the former coup leaders and the Justice Party. In the relatively short duration of the government, Justice Party tried to lift the ban on the former DP politicians, and the former coup partisans opposed this policy. On 22 February 1962, Turkey was faced again with an attempted coup, but İnönü managed to suppress it.^[1]

The government

Some of the cabinet members were changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinets lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Aftermath

In the last month of the coalition government, the main issue was the idea of an amnesty act for the former DP members. According to an interview, İnönü thought that the split of opinion on this issue made the government nonfunctional, and he resigned.^[4]

References

1. ↑ Şevket Süreyya Aydemir:İkinci Adam, Cilt III, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1999, ISBN 975-14-0037- 6, sf 545-546
2. ↑ Official page of prime minister
3. ↑ Official page of the parliament
4. ↑ İnönü memorial (91) (Turkish)

Cabinets of Turkey By ordinal numbers 1923-1960 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 1960-1980 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 1980-present 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd By Prime Minister 1923-1960 İnönü I İnönü II Okyar İnönü III İnönü IV İnönü V İnönü VI İnönü VII Bayar I Bayar II Saydam I Saydam II Saraçoğlu I Saraçoğlu II Peker Saka I Saka II Günaltay Menderes I Menderes II Menderes III Menderes IV Menderes V 1960-1980 Gürsel I Gürsel II İnönü VIII İnönü IX İnönü X Ürgüplü Demirel I Demirel II Demirel III Erim I Erim II Melen Talu Ecevit I Irmak Demirel IV Ecevit II Demirel V Ecevit III Demirel VI 1980-present Ulusu Özal I Özal II Akbulut Yılmaz I Demirel VII Çiller I Çiller II Çiller III Yılmaz II Erbakan Yılmaz III Ecevit IV Ecevit V Gül Erdoğan I Erdoğan II Erdoğan III Davutoğlu I Davutoğlu II Davutoğlu III