22nd government of Turkey


The 22nd government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fourth Menderes government.

Background

Adnan Menderes, the prime minister of the previous government resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove". However, his party, the Democrat Party, had the majority in the parliament, and therefore he founded the next cabinet.
The cabinet received a vote of confidence on 14 December 1955.

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". The members of the cabinet were as follows:
TitleNameNotes
Prime MinisterAdnan Menderes
Minister of State--
Minister of StateCemil Bengü9 December 1955 – 12 October 1955
Minister of StateŞemi Ergin
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu		9 December 1955 – 28 July 1957
28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957
Minister of StateEmin Kalafat
Minister of StateCelal Yardımcı
Ministry of JusticeHüseyin Avni Göktürk
Ministry of National DefenseŞemi Ergin28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of the InteriorEtem Menderes
Namık Gedik		9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956
12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFuat Köprülü9 December 1955 – 20 June 1956
Ministry of FinanceNedim Ökmen
Hasan Polatkan		9 December 1955 – 24 August 1956
3 December 1956 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of National EducationAhmet Özel
Tevfik İleri
Celal Yardımcı		9 December 1955 – 12 April 1957
12 April 1957 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of Public WorksMuammer Çavuşoğlu
Etem Menderes		9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956
12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityNafiz Körez
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesHadi Hüsman
Ministry of TransportArif Demirer
Ministry of EstablishmentsSamet AğaoğluAfter 2 September 1957, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Economy and CommerceFahrettin Ulaş
Zeyyat Mandalinci
Abdullah Aker		9 December 1955 – 13 April 1956
7 May 1956 – 30 November 1956
30 November 1956 – 25 November 1957
Ministry of AgricultureEsat Budakoğlu
Ministry of LabourMümtaz Tarhan

Aftermath

The government ended because of the general elections held on 27 October 1957, in which DP won the majority once again, albeit with reduced support.