23rd government of Turkey

Adnan Menderes

The 23rd government of Turkey (25 December 1957 – 27 May 1960) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fifth Menderes government.

Background

Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 27 October 1957, and its leader Adnan Menderes formed the government.

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	Adnan Menderes
Deputy Prime Minister	Tevfik İleri Medeni Berk	25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 11 December 1959 – 27 May 1960
Minister of State
	Samet Ağaoğlu Haluk Şaman	8 February 1958 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 12 June 1959
	Emin Kalafat Abdullah Aker	25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 14 December 1959
	Muzaffer Kurbanoğlu İzzet Akçal	25 November 1957 – 1 November 1959 1 November 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Justice	Esat Budakoğlu Celal Yardımcı	25 November 1957 – 3 April 1960 3 April 1960 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of National Defense	Şemi Ergin Etem Menderes	25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of the Interior	Namık Gedik
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Ministry of Finance	Hasan Polatkan
Ministry of National Education	Celal Yardımcı Atıf Benderlioğlu	25 November 1957 – 8 June 1959 9 December 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Public Works	Etem Menderes Tevfik İleri	25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Medeni Berk Hayrettin Erkmen	25 November 1957 – 11 December 1959 11 December 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Lütfi Kırdar
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Hadi Hüsman
Ministry of Transport	Fevzi Uçamer Muzaffer Kurbanoğlu Şemi Ergin	25 November 1957 – 18 September 1958 1 November 1959 – 9 December 1959 9 December 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Industry	Samet Ağaoğlu Sıtkı Yırcalı Sebati Ataman	25 November 1957 – 8 February 1958 10 July 1958 – 1 September 1958 14 December 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Economy and Commerce	Abdullah Aker Hayrettin Erkmen	25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 27 May 1960
Ministry of Agriculture	Nedim Ökmen
Ministry of Labour	Hayrettin Erkmen Haluk Şaman	25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 12 June 1959 – 27 May 1960
Ministry Tourism and Press	Sıtkı Yırcalı Server Somuncuoğlu	25 November 1957 – 10 July 1958 10 July 1958 – 17 February 1959
Ministry of Coordination	Sebati Ataman Abdullah Aker	10 July 1958 – 14 December 1959 14 December 1959 – 27 May 1960

Aftermath

The government ended with the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.