53rd government of Turkey


The 53rd government of Turkey, known as "ANAYOL" or "Second Mesut Yılmaz government," was a coalition government formed by the True Path Party and Motherland Party. It was the first rotation government to be formed outside of Israel.

Background

In the elections held on 24 December 1995, five parties entered the parliament with no party holding the majority. The coalition talks continued for more than two months, and finally, two parties, the Motherland Party and True Path Party, agreed to form the coalition. Although their total number of seats in the parliament was still less than 50%, the Democratic Left Party (DSP) promised to support the government during the voting of confidence without participating in the government. According to the agreement, the DYP would receive more seats in the cabinet, and the premiership would be rotated between the parties on a yearly basis: ANAP would hold it in 1996 and 1999, while the DYP would do so in 1997, 1998 and 2000.

The government

In 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".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterMesut YılmazANAP
Deputy Prime MinisterNahit MenteşeDYP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateRüştü SaracoğluANAP
Minister of StateAyfer YılmazDYP
Minister of StateAbdülkadir AksuANAP
Minister of StateUfuk SöylemezDYP
Minister of StateEyüp AşıkANAP
Minister of StateYaman TörünerDYP
Minister of Stateİmren AykutANAP
Minister of StateAyvaz GökdemirDYP6 March 1995 – 25 May 1996
Minister of StateCemil ÇiçekANAP
Minister of StateYaşar DedelekDYP
Minister of StateAli Talip ÖzdemirANAP
Minister of StateÜnal ErkanDYP6 March 1996 – 25 May 1996
Minister of StateErsin TaranoğluANAP
Minister of StateMehmet Halit DağlıDYP
Ministry of JusticeMehmet AğarDYP
Ministry of National DefenseOltan SungurluANAP
Ministry of the InteriorÜlkü GüneyANAP
Ministry of Foreign AffairsEmre GönensayDYP
Ministry of FinanceLütfullah KayalarANAP
Ministry of National EducationTurhan TayanDYP
Ministry of Public Works and SettlementMehmet KeçecilerANAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityYıldırım AktunaDYP
Ministry of TransportÖmer BarutçuDYP
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityEmin KulANAP
Ministry of Industry and CommerceYalım ErezDYP
Ministry of CultureAgah Oktay GünerANAP
Ministry of TourismIşılay SaygınDYP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesHüsnü DoğanANAP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairsİsmet AtillaDYP
Ministry of ForestryNevzat ErcanDYP
Ministry of EnvironmentMustafa TaşarANAP

Aftermath

Both coalition parties had a similar ideology but were rivals of one another. Thus, from the first day, the coalition was faced with difficulties. On 24 May 1996, True Path Party decided to withdraw from the government and formed another coalition with the Welfare Party on 28 June.