17th government of Turkey

Hasan Saka

The 17th government of Turkey (10 June 1948 – 16 January 1949) was a short-term government in the history of Turkey. It is also known as the second Saka government.

Background

Hasan Saka of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was the previous prime minister, resigned on 8 June 1948. However, he was again assigned to form a government. His cabinet was not very different from the previous cabinet. The major addition was Nihat Erim, who was seen as the potential new leader of the party.

The government

In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

Title	Name	Notes
Prime Minister	Hasan Saka
Deputy Prime Minister	Faik Ahmet Barutçu
Minister of State	Abdülhalik Renda
Ministry of Justice	Fuat Sirmen Ali Rıza Erten	10 June 1948 – 13 January 1949 13 January 1949 – 16 January 1949
Ministry of National Defense and Navy	Hüsnü Çakır
Ministry of the Interior	Hüsrev Göle
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Necmettin Sadak
Ministry of Finance	Şevki Adalan
Ministry of National Education	Tahsin Banguoğlu
Ministry of Public Works	Nihat Erim
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Kemali Bayazıt
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Emir Erişirgil
Ministry of Economy	Cavit Ekin
Ministry of Agriculture	Cavit Oral
Ministry of Transport	Kasım Gülek
Ministry of Commerce	Cemil Sait Barlas
Ministry of Labour	Bekir Balta

Aftermath

The Republican People's Party (CHP) was losing ground to the Democratic Party (DP), and CHP was looking for a more charismatic prime minister. After preparing a new election (which would prove to be disadvantageous to CHP in 1950), Saka resigned on 14 January 1949.