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42nd government of Turkey

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Bülent Ecevit

The 42nd government of Turkey (5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979) was a coalition government of Republican People's Party (CHP) and some independents.

The elections

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On the last day of 1977, the 41st government of Turkey came to an end because of vote of no confidence in the interpellation voting.[1] The president asked Bülent Ecevit, the leader of CHP, to form a government. In addition to independents, two one-MP parties, namely Republican Reliance Party (CGP) and Democratic Party (DP), also supported him, and all supporters were given a seat in the government.

The government

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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".

Title[2][3] Name Party Notes
Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit CHP
Deputy Prime Minister Orhan Eyüboğlu CHP
Turhan Feyzioğlu CGP 5 January 1978 – 18 September 1978
Hikmet Çetin CHP 3 October 1978 – 12 November 1979
Faruk Sükan DP 5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979
Minister of State Hikmet Çetin CHP 5 January 1978 – 3 October 1978
Enver Akova Indep 5 January 1978 – 31 May 1979
Hasan Korkut Indep 2 June 1979 – 12 November 1979
Lütfi Doğan CHP
Salih YILDIZ CGP 5 January 1978 – 21 June 1979
Ali Rıza SEPTİOĞLU Indep 5 January 1978 – 18 June 1979
Mustafa KILIÇ Indep
Ahmet Şener CHP 5 January 1978 – 23 October 1979
8 November 1979 -12.11.1979
Ministry of Justice Mehmet Can CHP
Ministry of National Defense Hasan Esat Işık
Neşet Akmandor
CHP 5 January 1978 – 16 January 1979
16 January 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of the Interior İrfan Özaydınlı
Hasan Fehmi Güneş
Vecdi İlhan
CHP 5 January 1978 – 2 January 1979
16 January 1979 – 5 October 1979
8 October 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gündüz Ökçün CHP
Ministry of Finance Ziya Müezzinoğlu CHP
Ministry of National Education Necdet Uğur CHP
Ministry of Public Works Şerafettin Elçi CHP
Minister of Treasury Teoman Köprülüler CHP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Mete Tan Indep
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies Tuncay Mataracı Indep
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Husbandry Mehmet Yüceler CHP 5 January 1978 – 15 October 1979
30 October 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of Transport Güneş Öngüt CHP
Ministry of Labour Bahir Ersoy CHP
Ministry of Social Security Hilmi İşgüzar
Salih Yıldız
Indep
CGP
5 January 1978 – 7 June 1979
21 June 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of Industry Orhan Alp Indep
Ministry of Enterprises Kenan Bulutoğlu CHP
Ministry of Culture Ahmet Taner Kışlalı CHP
Ministry Local Governments Mahmut Özdemir CHP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement Ahmet Karaslan
Mehmet Yüzele
Indep
CHP
5 January 1978 – 2 October 1979
15 October 1979 – 30 October 1979
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives Ali Topuz CHP
Ministry of Forestry Vecdi İlhan
Ahmet Şener
CHP 5 January 1978 – 8 October 1979
23 October 1979 – 8 November 1979
Ministry of Youth and Sports Yüksel Çakmur CHP
Ministry of Tourism Alev Coşkun CHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Deniz Baykal CHP

Aftermath

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Senate elections and by-elections held on 14 October 1979 showed that CHP had lost ground to the opposition. Although the government still had the vote of confidence in the parliament, Ecevit resigned, but the government continued until the formation of the 43rd government.

References

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  1. ^ Türkiye’nin 75 yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998, p. 273
  2. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Official page of the parliament
Preceded by 42nd Government of Turkey
5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979
Succeeded by