44th government of Turkey

The 44th government of Turkey (20 September 1980 – 13 December 1983) 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".

Title	Name	Tenure
Prime Minister	Bülent Ulusu
Deputy Prime Minister|
	Zeyyat Baykara
	Turgut Özal	20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982
Minister of State
	İlhan Öztrak
	Mehmet özgüneş
	Nimet Özdaş
	Sermet Refik Pasin	14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Justice	Cevdet 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 Defense	Ümit Haluk Bayülken
Ministry of the Interior	Selahattin Çetiner
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	İlter Türkmen
Ministry of Finance	Kaya Erdem Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu	20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982 14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of National Education	Hasan Sağlam
Ministry of Public Works	Tahsin Önalp
Ministry of Commerce	Kemal Cantürk
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Necmi Ayanoğlu Kaya Kılıçturgay	20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981 23 December 1981 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Recai 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 Forestry	Sabahattin Özbek
Ministry of Transport	Necmi Özgür Mustafa Aysan	20 September 1980 – 2 March 1982 2 March 1982 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Labour	Turhan Esener
Ministry of Industry and Technology	Şahap Kocatopçu Mehmet Turgut	20 September 1980 – 21 December 1981 21 December 1981 – 13 December 1983
Ministry of Culture	Cihat Baban	20 September – 13 December 1981
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Şerif Tüten Ahmet Samsunlu	20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982 14 July 1982-13 December 1983
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives	Raif Güney
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Vecdi Gönül
Ministry of Tourism	İlhan Evliyaoğlu	After 10 December 1981, renamed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Serbülent 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.