35th government of Turkey


The 35th government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the Melen government.

Background

After Nihat Erim, the prime minister of the previous government, resigned, President Cevdet Sunay appointed Ferit Melen, the minister of National Defence in the previous government, as the prime minister. Ferit Melen was a member of National Reliance Party, a small party in the parliament, but his government had the support of the two major parties, Republican People's Party and Justice Party. The Melen government lineup was similar to the previous government's.

The government

TitleNameParty
Prime MinisterFerit MelenMGP
Minister of State--
Minister of Stateİsmail ArarCHP
Minister of StateDoğan KitaplıAP
Minister of Stateİlhan ÖztrakIndep
Minister of StateZeyyat BaykaraIndep
Ministry of JusticeFehmi AlparslanMGP
Ministry of National DefenseMehmet İzmenIndep
Ministry of the InteriorFerit KubatIndep
Ministry of Foreign AffairsÜmit Haluk BayülkenIndep
Ministry of Finance and CustomsZiya MüezzinoğluIndep
Ministry of National EducationSabahattin ÖzbekIndep
Ministry of Public WorksMukadder ÖztekinCHP
Ministry of Construction and SettlementTurgut TokerAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityKemal DemirCHP
Ministry of Agriculture Necmi SönmezAP
Ministry of Village Affairs Necmi SönmezIndep
Ministry of Forestry Selahattin İnalIndep
Ministry of TransportRıfkı DanışmanAP
Ministry of Labour Ali Rıza UzunerCHP
Ministry of CommerceNaim TaluIndep
Ministry of Industry and TechnologyMesut ErezAP
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesHaydar ÖzalpAP
Ministry TourismErol Yılmaz AkçalAP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesNuri KodamanoğluCHP
Ministry of Youth and SportsAdnan KaraküçükAP

Aftermath

On 6 April 1973, Fahri Korutürk was elected as the new president of Turkey. As political tradition dictated, Ferit Melen resigned on the next day. The next government was founded by Naim Talu, the Minister of Commerce in the Melen government.