47th government of TurkeyThe 47th government of Turkey governed Turkey and was led by Yıldırım Akbulut of Motherland Party.BackgroundOn 31 October 1989, Turgut Özal, the previous prime minister, was elected as the president of Turkey. According to the constitution, he left the office of prime minister. After a short period during which Ali Bozer was the acting prime minister, Turgut Özal appointed Yıldırım Akbulut to be the new prime minister.The governmentIn the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". TitleNamePartyNotesPrime MinisterYıldırım AkbulutANAPDeputy Prime MinisterAli BozerANAP9 November 1989 – 21 February 1990Minister of State---Minister of StateKamran İnanANAPMinister of StateGüneş TanerANAPMinister of StateCemil ÇiçekANAPMinister of StateIşın ÇelebiANAPMinister of StateMehmet keçecilerANAPMinister of StateHüsnü DoğanANAP9 November 1989 – 28 October 1990Minister of StateMehmet YazarANAP9 November 1989 – 1 March 1991Minister of StateVehbi DinçerlerANAPMinister of StateMustafa TaşarANAPMinister of StateKemal AkkayaANAPMinister of StateHüsamettin ÖrüçANAPMinister of Stateİbrahim ÖzdemirANAPMinister of Stateİsmet ÖzarslanANAPMinister of StateErcüment KonukmanANAPMinistry of JusticeOltan SungurluANAPMinistry of National DefenseSafa GirayGüneş Taner Hüsnü DoğanMehmet YazarANAP9 November 1989 – 19 October 1990 19 October 1990 – 28 October 1990 28 October 1990 – 22 February 1991 1 March 1991 – 23 June 1991Ministry of the InteriorAbdülkadir AksuANAPMinistry of Foreign AffairsMesut YılmazAli BozerAhmet Kurtcebe AlptemoçinANAP9 November 1989 – 21 February 199021 February 1990 – 12 October 199013 October 1990 – 23 June 1991Ministry of FinanceEkrem PakdemirliAdnan KahveciANAP9 November 1989 – 29 March 199029 March 1990 – 23 June 1991Ministry of National EducationAvni AkyolANAPMinistry of Public WorksCengiz AltınkayaANAPMinistry of Health and Social SecurityHalil ŞıngınANAPMinistry of Agriculture Forestry and Village AffairsLütfullah KayalarANAPMinistry of TransportCengiz TuncerANAPMinistry of Labour and Social Securityİmren AykutANAPMinistry of Industry and CommerceŞükrü YürürANAPMinistry Tourismİlhan AküzümANAPMinistry CultureNamık Kemal ZeybekAMAPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesFahrettin KurtTogay GemalmazANAP21 December 1987 – 30 April 199130 April 1991 – 23 June 1991AftermathDuring the congress of the Motherland Party on 15 June 1991, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party, and consequently, Yıldırım Akbulut resigned as prime minister.