10th government of Turkey


The 10th government of Turkey was a short-term government in the history of Turkey. It is also called Second Bayar government.

Background

, the president and the founder of modern Turkey, died on 10 November. İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president, and consequently the 9th government of Turkey resigned. İnönü appointed Celal Bayar of the Republican People's Party for the second time. The Second Bayar government was similar to the First Bayar government, but Interior Minister Şükrü Kaya and Foreign Minister Tevfik Rüştü Aras of the previous government were left out of the cabinet, replaced by Refik Saydam and Şükrü Saracoğlu, respectively, both of whom would be the future prime ministers.

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".
TitleNameNotes
Prime MinisterCelal Bayar
Ministry of JusticeHilmi Uran
Tevfik Fikret Sılay
11 November 1938 – 3 January 1939
3 January 1939 – 25 January 1939
Ministry of National DefenseKazım Özalp
Naci Tınaz
11 November 1938 – 18 January 1939
18 January 1939 – 25 January 1939
Ministry of the InteriorRefik Saydam
Ministry of Foreign AffairsŞükrü Saracoğlu
Ministry of FinanceFuat Ağralı
Ministry of National EducationSaffet Arıkan
Hasan Ali Yücel
11 November 1938 – 28 December 1938
28 December 1038 – 25 January 1939
Ministry of Public WorksAli Çetinkaya
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityHulusi Alataş
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesAli Rana Tarhan
Ministry of EconomyŞakir Kesebir
Hüsnü Çakır
11 November 1938 – 28 December 1938
28 December 1938 – 25 January 1939
Ministry of AgricultureFaik Kurdoğlu13 April 1938 – 11 November 1938

Aftermath

Celal Bayar surprisingly resigned on 25 January 1939 with the pretext of the upcoming general elections to be held on 26 March.