8th government of Turkey


The 8th government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the seventh İnönü government.

Background

After the elections held on 8 February 1935, İsmet İnönü of the Republican People's Party founded his cabinet.

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".
TitleNameNotes
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Ministry of JusticeŞükrü Saracoğlu
Ministry of National DefenseKazım Özalp
Ministry of the InteriorŞükrü Kaya
Ministry of Foreign AffairsTevfik Rüştü Aras
Ministry of FinanceFuat Ağralı
Ministry of National EducationZeynel Abidin Özmen
Saffet Arıkan		1 March 1935 – 16 June 1935
16 June 1935 – 1 November 1937
Ministry of Public WorksAli Çetinkaya
Ministry of AgricultureMuhlis Erkmen
Şakir Kesebir		1 March 1935 – 11 June 1937
11 June 1937 – 1 November 1937
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesAli Rana Tarhan
Ministry of EconomyCelal Bayar

Aftermath

In 1937, there were certain issues on which the president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and İsmet İnönü disagreed. According to Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, during the Nyon Conference in which Turkey participated, the disagreement around foreign politics became evident. On 25 October, İsmet İnönü resigned, and Celal Bayar, who was the Minister of Economy in İnönü's government, was appointed as the new prime minister by President Atatürk.