34th government of Turkey


The 34th government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the second Erim government.

Background

Eleven members of the previous government, resigned claiming that they could not carry the reforms they had promised. After this resignation, Nihat Erim also resigned on 3 December 1971. However, the president Cevdet Sunay appointed Nihat Erim for the second time. The second Erim government, like the previous one, was a semi-technocratic government and the partners were Republican People's Party, Justice Party, and National Reliance Party

The government

TitleNameParty
Prime MinisterNihat ErimInd
Minister of State--
Minister of StateAli İhsan GöğüşMGP
Minister of StateDoğan KitaplıAP
Minister of Stateİlhan ÖztrakIndep
Minister of Stateİlyas KaragözAP
Ministry of JusticeSuat BilgeIndep
Ministry of National DefenseFerit MelenMGP
Ministry of the InteriorFerit KubatIndep
Ministry of Foreign AffairsÜmit Haluk BayülkenIndep
Ministry of Finance and CustomsSait Naci ElginIndep
Ministry of National Educationİsmail ArarCHP
Ministry of Public WorksMukadder ÖztekinCHP
Ministry of Construction and SettlementSerbülent BingölIndep
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityCevdet AykanIndep
Ministry of Agriculture Orhan DikmenIndep
Ministry of Village Affairs Necmi SönmezIndep
Ministry of Forestry Selahattin İnalIndep
Ministry of TransportRıfkı DanışmanAP
Ministry of Labour Ali Rıza UzunerCHP
Ministry of CommerceNaim TaluIndep
Ministry of Industry and TechnologyAli Mesut ErezAP
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesHaydar ÖzalpAP
Ministry TourismErol Yılmaz AkçalAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesNezih DevresIndep
Ministry of Youth and SportsAdnan karaküçükAP

Aftermath

Nihat Erim resigned on 27 March 1972, but continued to serve as caretaker prime minister until the formation of the next government. After Suat Hayri Ürgüplü's unsuccessful efforts, the next government was founded by Ferit Melen, a member of the first and the second Erim governments.