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37th government of Turkey

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Bülent Ecevit, Necmettin Erbakan and Hasan Esat Işık in Giverny, April 1974
Bülent Ecevit

The 37th government of Turkey (26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974) was a coalition government of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the National Salvation Party (MSP) in 1974. The prime minister was Bülent Ecevit of the CHP, and the deputy prime minister was Necmettin Erbakan of the MSP.

The elections

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In the elections held on 14 October 1973, the CHP gained 185 seats and MSP gained 48 seats out of a total of 450. The CHP was a social-democratic party and the MSP was an Islamist party. But despite the vast difference in ideology, the two parties formed a coalition.

The government

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Title[1][2] Name Party
Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit CHP
Deputy Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan MSP
Minister of State
Orhan Eyüboğlu CHP
İsmail Hakkı Birler CHP
Süleyman Arif Emre MSP
Ministry of Justice Şevket Kazan MSP
Ministry of National Defense Hasan Esat Işık CHP
Ministry of the Interior Oğuzhan Asiltürk MSP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Turan Güneş CHP
Ministry of Finance Deniz Baykal CHP
Ministry of National Education Mustafa Üstündağ CHP
Ministry of Public Works Erol Çevikçe CHP
Ministry of Commerce Fehim Adak MSP
Ministry of Health and Social Security Selahattin Cizrelioğlu CHP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies Mahmut Türkmenoğlu CHP
Ministry Agriculture Korkut Özal MSP
Ministry of Transport Ferda Güley CHP
Ministry of Labour Önder Sav CHP
Ministry of Social Security Hayrettin Uysal CHP
Ministry of Industry Abdülkerim Doğru MSP
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Orhan Birgit CHP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement Ali Topuz CHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Cahit Kayra CHP
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives Mustafa Ok CHP
Ministry of Forestry Ahmet Şener CHP
Ministry of Youth and Sports Muslihittin Yılmaz Mete CHP

Events

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In March 1974, the coalitions foundation was strained in the Güzel İstanbul Affair. The MSP side wanted to remove a nude sculpture that had been erected in Istanbul in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the republic however such a removal was not in line with the democratic views of the CHP. The CHP ended up going along with the wishes that the sculpture be removed in order to keep the MSP in coalition with them.

In July 1974, Turkish forces invaded Cyprus following the coup orchestrated by the Greek Junta that expelled the President of Cyprus.

Dissolution

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On September 3, 1974, Ecevit announced that the political perspectives of CHP and MSP could not be reconciled. On September 18, he resigned.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Official page of the parliament
  3. ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998 p.248-249
Preceded by 37th Government of Turkey
26 January 1974-17 November 1974
Succeeded by