54th government of Turkey

The 54th government of Turkey governed Turkey from 28 June 1996 to 30 June 1997. It was a coalition government formed by Welfare Party (RP) and True Path Party (DYP), and was known as Refahyol (a portmanteau of the Turkish names of the two parties in the coalition).

Necmettin Erbakan

Background

After the fall of the 53rd government of Turkey, in which True Path Party (DYP) was one of the participants, Welfare Party (RP) and True Path Party (DYP) formed a coalition government. Necmettin Erbakan of Welfare Party was the prime minister and Tansu Çiller of True Path Party was the deputy prime minister.

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".

Title[1][2] Name Party Notes
Prime MinisterNecmettin Erbakan
RP
Deputy Prime Minister and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs		Tansu Çiller
DYP
Minister of State
Fehim Adak
RP
Nevzat Ercan
DYP
Abdullah Gül
RP
Işılay Saygın
DYP
Sabri Tekir
RP
Nafiz Kurt
DYP
Mehmet Altınsoy
RP
Namık Kemal Zeybek
DYP
Lütfi Esengün
RP
Selim Ensarioğlu
DYP
Cemil Tunç
RP
Bekir Aksoy
DYP
Gürcan Dağdaş
RP
Ufuk Söylemez
DYP
Teoman Rıza Güneri
RP
Ayfer Yılmaz
DYP
Sacit Günbey
RP
Bahattin Şaker
DYP
Ahmet Demircan
RP
Ministry of JusticeŞevket Kazan
RP
Ministry of National DefenseTurhan Tayan
DYP
Ministry of the InteriorMehmet Ağar
Meral Akşener
DYP
28 June 1996 – 8 November 1996
8 November 1996 – 30 June 1997
Ministry of Foreign AffairsEmre Gönensay
DYP
Ministry of FinanceAbdüllatif Şener
RP
Ministry of National EducationMehmet Sağlam
DYP
Ministry of Public Works and SettlementCevat Ayhan
RP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityYıldırım Aktuna
İsmail Karakuyu
DYP
28 June 1996 – 26 April 1997
13 May 1997 – 30 June 1997
Ministry of TransportÖmer Barutçu
DYP
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityNecati Çelik
RP
Ministry of Industry and CommerceYalım Erez
Ali Rıza Gönül
DYP
28 June 1996 – 26 April 1997
13 May 1997 – 30 June 1997
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesRecai Kutan
RP
Ministry of Cultureİsmail Kahraman
RP
Ministry of TourismBahattin Yücel
DYP
28 June 1996 – 13 June 1997
Ministry of Agriculture and Village AffairsMusa Demirci
RP
Ministry of ForestryHalit Dağlı
DYP
Ministry of EnvironmentZiyaettin Tokar
RP

Aftermath

Necmettin Erbakan resigned as prime minister, hoping his coalition partner Tansu Çiller would be the next prime minister and a similar government would be formed. However, president Süleyman Demirel appointed Mesut Yılmaz of Motherland Party as the new prime minister[3] (see Prime ministership of Necmettin Erbakan).

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References
  1. Official page of prime minister Archived 15 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Official page of the parliament
  3. Sina Akşin:Kısa Türkiye Tarihi,Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür yayınları, İstanbul, ISBN 978-9944-88-172-2, p.303
Preceded by
53rd government of Turkey
(Mesut Yılmaz)		 54th Government of Turkey
(28 June 1996- 30 June 1997		 Succeeded by
55th government of Turkey
(Mesut Yılmaz)
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