42nd government of Turkey


The 42nd government of Turkey was a coalition government of Republican People's Party and some independents.

The elections

On the last day of 1977, the 41st government of Turkey came to an end because of vote of no confidence in the interpellation voting. The president asked Bülent Ecevit, the leader of CHP, to form a government. In addition to independents, two one-MP parties, namely Republican Reliance Party and Democratic Party, also supported him, and all supporters were given a seat in the government.

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".
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterBülent EcevitCHP
Deputy Prime Minister---
Deputy Prime MinisterOrhan EyüboğluCHP
Deputy Prime MinisterTurhan FeyzioğluCGP5 January 1978 – 18 September 1978
Deputy Prime MinisterHikmet ÇetinCHP3 October 1978 – 12 November 1979
Deputy Prime MinisterFaruk SükanDP5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979
Minister of State---
Minister of StateHikmet ÇetinCHP5 January 1978 – 3 October 1978
Minister of StateEnver AkovaIndep5 January 1978 – 31 May 1979
Minister of StateHasan KorkutIndep2 June 1979 – 12 November 1979
Minister of StateLütfi DoğanCHP
Minister of StateSalih YILDIZCGP5 January 1978 – 21 June 1979
Minister of StateAli Rıza SEPTİOĞLUIndep5 January 1978 – 18 June 1979
Minister of StateMustafa KILIÇIndep
Minister of StateAhmet ŞENERCHP5 January 1978 – 23 October 1979
8 November 1979 -12.11.1979
Ministry of JusticeMehmet CanCHP
Ministry of National DefenseHasan Esat Işık
Neşet Akmandor		CHP5 January 1978 – 16 January 1979
16 January 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of the Interiorİrfan Özaydınlı
Hasan Fehmi Güneş
Vecdi İlhan		CHP5 January 1978 – 2 January 1979
16 January 1979 – 5 October 1979
8 October 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of Foreign AffairsGündüz ÖkçünCHP
Ministry of FinanceZiya MüezzinoğluCHP
Ministry of National EducationNecdet UğurCHP
Ministry of Public WorksŞerafettin ElçiCHP
Ministry of CommerceTeoman KöprülülerCHP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityMete TanIndep
Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesTuncay MataracıIndep
Ministry of Food Agriculture and HusbandryMehmet YücelerCHP5 January 1978 – 15 October 1979
30 October 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of TransportGüneş ÖngütCHP
Ministry of LabourBahir ErsoyCHP
Ministry of Social SecurityHilmi İşgüzar
Salih Yıldız		Indep
CGP		5 January 1978 – 7 June 1979
21 June 1979 – 12 November 1979
Ministry of IndustryOrhan AlpIndep
Ministry of EnterprisesKenan BulutoğluCHP
Ministry of CultureAhmet Taner KışlalıCHP
Ministry Local GovernmentsMahmut ÖzdemirCHP
Ministry of Construction and SettlementAhmet Karaslan
Mehmet Yüzele		Indep
CHP		5 January 1978 – 2 October 1979
15 October 1979 – 30 October 1979
Ministry of Village Affairs and CooperativesAli TopuzCHP
Ministry of ForestryVecdi İlhan
Ahmet Şener		CHP5 January 1978 – 8 October 1979
23 October 1979 – 8 November 1979
Ministry of Youth and SportsYüksel ÇakmurCHP
Ministry of TourismAlev CoşkunCHP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesDeniz BaykalCHP

Aftermath

showed that CHP had lost ground to the opposition. Although the government still had the vote of confidence in the parliament, Ecevit resigned, but the government continued until the formation of the 43rd government.