27th government of Turkey


The 27th government of Turkey is the second coalition government in the history of Turkey. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of Republican People's Party and a former president.

Background

After a short coalition with Justice Party (AP) in the previous government, the new coalition partners were New Turkey Party (YTP) of Ekrem Alican, Republican Villagers Nation Party (CKMP), and the Independents. However, Osman Bölükbaşı, the leader of CKMP, pulled out of the coalition government and formed a new party named Nation Party. Even after this split, however, the government could receive the vote of confidence.

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".
The cabinet members were as follows:
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönüCHP
Deputy Prime Minister---
Deputy Prime MinisterTurhan FeyzioğluCHP
Deputy Prime MinisterEkrem AlicanYTP
Deputy Prime MinisterHasan DincerCKMP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateNihat SuIndep.
Minister of StateHıfzı Oğuz Bekata
Ali Şakir Ağanoğlu
Vefik Pirinççioğlu		CHP25 June 1962 – 18 October 1962
1 November 1962 – 17 June 1963
17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963
Minister of StateRaif AybayYTP
Ministry of JusticeAbdülhak Kemal YörükCKMP
Ministry of National Defenseİlhami SancarCHP
Ministry of the Interior---
Ministry of the InteriorKemal Sahir KurutluoğluIndep.25 June 1962 – 10 October 1962
Ministry of the InteriorHıfzı Oğuz BekataCHP18 October 1962 – 8 October 1963
Ministry of the Interiorİlyas SeçkinCHP22 October 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFeridun Cemal ErkinIndep
Ministry of FinanceFerit MelenIndep.
Ministry of National Education---
Ministry of National EducationŞevket Raşit HatiboğluCHP25 June 1962 – 12 June 1963
Ministry of National Educationİbrahim ÖktenCHP12 June 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Public Works---
Ministry of Public Worksİlyas SeçkinCHP25 June 1962 – 22 October 1963
Ministry of Public WorksArif Hikmet OnatCHP22 October 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Commerce---
Ministry of CommerceMehmet Muhlis MeteCHP25 June 1962 – 17 June 1963
Ministry of CommerceAhmet OğuzCKMP17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Health and Social Security---
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityYusuf AzizoğluYTP25 June 1962 – 27 November 1963
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityFahrettin Kerim GökayYTP27 November 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesOrhan ÖztrakCHP
Ministry of AgricultureMehmet İzmenYTP
Ministry of Transport---
Ministry of TransportRifat ÖçtenYTP25 June 1962 – 10 June 1983
Ministry of Transportİhsan Şerif DuraIndep.13 June 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityBülent EcevitCHP
Ministry of IndustryFethi ÇelikbaşCHP
Ministry of Culture and Tourism---
Ministry of Culture and TourismCelal Tevfik KarasapanCKMP25 June 1962 – 17 June 1963
Ministry of Culture and TourismNurettin ArdıçoğluCKMP17 June 1963 – 25 December 1963
Ministry of Construction and Settlement---
Ministry of Construction and SettlementFahrettin Kerim GökayYTP25 June 1962 – 27 November 1963
Ministry of Construction and SettlementHayri MumcuoğluIndep.27 November 1963 – 25 December 1963

Aftermath

The local elections held on 17 November 1963 showed that the two smaller partners of the coalition were losing votes to the Justice Party (AP), the main opposition party. On 25 November, during İnönü's visit to the United States for the funeral of the late President John F. Kennedy, the coalition government disbanded.