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 and True Path Party, and was known as Refahyol.

Background

After the fall of the 53rd government of Turkey, in which True Path Party was one of the participants, Welfare Party and True Path Party 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".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterNecmettin Erbakan
RP
Deputy Prime Minister and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tansu Çiller
DYP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateFehim Adak
RP
Minister of StateNevzat Ercan
DYP
Minister of StateAbdullah Gül
RP
Minister of StateIşılay Saygın
DYP
Minister of StateSabri Tekir
RP
Minister of StateNafiz Kurt
DYP
Minister of StateMehmet Altınsoy
RP
Minister of StateNamık Kemal Zeybek
DYP
Minister of StateLütfi Esengün
RP
Minister of StateSelim Ensarioğlu
DYP
Minister of StateCemil Tunç
RP
Minister of StateBekir Aksoy
DYP
Minister of StateGürcan Dağdaş
RP
Minister of StateUfuk Söylemez
DYP
Minister of StateTeoman Rıza Güneri
RP
Minister of StateAyfer Yılmaz
DYP
Minister of StateSacit Günbey
RP
Minister of StateBahattin Şaker
DYP
Minister of StateAhmet 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
.