44th government of Turkey


The 44th government of Turkey was a technocratic government in the history of Turkey.

The elections

The 43rd government of Turkey came to an end because of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Parliament was dismissed and a technocratic government was formed. The prime minister was Bülent Ulusu, a retired admiral and the ex-commander of the Turkish navy, but the majority of the ministers were civilian technocrats.

The 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".
TitleNameParty
Prime MinisterBülent Ulusu
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Zeyyat Baykara
Turgut Özal20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982
Minister of State--
Minister of Stateİlhan Öztrak
Minister of StateMehmet özgüneş
Minister of StateNimet Özdaş
Minister of StateSermet Refik Pasin14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of JusticeCevdet Mentaş
Rifat Bayazıt
Kazım Akdoğan
20 September 1980 – 8 February 1983
15 February 1983 – 13 May 1983
21 May 1983 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of National DefenseÜmit Haluk Bayülken
Ministry of the InteriorSelahattin Çetiner
Ministry of Foreign Affairsİlter Türkmen
Ministry of FinanceKaya Erdem
Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu
20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982
14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of National EducationHasan Sağlam
Ministry of Public WorksTahsin Önalp
Ministry of CommerceKemal Cantürk
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityNecmi Ayanoğlu
Kaya Kılıçturgay
20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981
23 December 1981 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesRecai Baturalp
Ali Bozer
Cafer Tayyar Sadıklar
20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981
23 December 1981 – 13 May 1983
21 May 1983 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Food and ForestrySabahattin Özbek
Ministry of TransportNecmi Özgür
Mustafa Aysan
20 September 1980 – 2 March 1982
2 March 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of LabourTurhan Esener
Ministry of Industry and TechnologyŞahap Kocatopçu
Mehmet Turgut
20 September 1980 – 21 December 1981
21 December 1981 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of CultureCihat Baban20 September – 13 December 1981
Ministry of Construction and SettlementŞerif Tüten
Ahmet Samsunlu
20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982
Ministry of Village Affairs and CooperativesRaif Güney
Ministry of Youth and SportsVecdi Gönül
Ministry of Tourismİlhan EvliyaoğluAfter 10 December 1981, renamed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesSerbülent Bingöl
Fahir İlkel
20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981
23 December 1981 – 13 December 1983

Aftermath

The government ended with the elections held on 6 November 1983.