48th government of Turkey


The 48th government of Turkey was a government led by Mesut Yılmaz of Motherland Party.

Background

ANAP had the majority of seats in the parliament, but after Turgut Özal was elected as the president of Turkey, his prime minister post was offered to Yıldırım Akbulut. However, after the congress of the party, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party and was consequently appointed as the prime minister.

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". According to Turkish constitution some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.
TitleNamePsartyNotes
Prime MinisterMesut YılmazANAP
Deputy Prime MinisterEkrem PakdemirliANAP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateFahrettin KurtANAP
Minister of StateMustafa TaşarANAP
Minister of Stateİmren AykutANAP
Minister of StateVehbi DinçerlerANAP
Minister of StateKamran İnanANAP
Minister of Stateİlhan AküzünANAP
Minister of StateCengiz TuncerANAP
Minister of StateSabahattin ArasANAP
Minister of StateErsin KoçakANAP
Minister of StateMehmet ÇevikANAP
Minister of StateCenap GülpınarANAP
Minister of StateBirsel SönmezANAP
Minister of StateAli Talip Özdemir
Akgün Albayrak
ANAP23 June 199122 August 1991
20 November 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of JusticeŞakir Şeker
Suat Bilge
ANAP
Indep
23 June 1991 – 29 August 1991
29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of National DefenseBarlas DoğuANAP
Ministry of the InteriorMustafa Kalemli
Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu
ANAP
Indep
23 June 1991 – 26 August 1991
29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Foreign AffairsSafa GirayANAP
Ministry of FinanceAdnan KahveciANAP
Ministry of National EducationAvni AkyolANAP
Ministry of Public WorksHüsamettin ÖrüçANAP
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityYaşar EryılmazANAP
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Village Affairsİlker TuncayANAP
Ministry of Transportİbrahim Özdemir
Sabahattin Yalınpala
ANAP
Indep
23 June 1991 – 29 August 1991
29 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityMetin EmiroğluANAP
Ministry of Industry and CommerceRüştü Kazım YücelenANAP
Ministry TourismBülent AkarcalıANAP
Ministry CultureGökhan MaraşAMAP
Ministry of EnvironmentAli Talip ÖzdemirANAP22 August 1991 – 20 November 1991
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesMuzaffer AracuANAP
Ministry of ForestryMustafa KalemliANAP26 August 1991 – 20 November 1991

Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held on 20 October 1991.