57th government of Turkey


The 57th government of Turkey was a coalition government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party.

Background

The number of seats gained by the most successful party in the elections held on 18 April 1999 was only 136 out of 550. Thus, at least three parties had to form the government. Ecevit asked Motherland Party and Nationalist Movement Party to participate 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". The main reason for the excessive number of changes in the seats was the formation of a new party. A group of MPs split off from DSP to form the New Turkey Party, and they resigned from their seats in the government. Also, according to the Turkish constitution, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.
TitleNamePartyNotes
Prime MinisterBülent EcevitDSP
Deputy Prime Minister---
Deputy Prime MinisterDevlet BahçeliMHP
Deputy Prime MinisterHüsamettin Özkan
Şükrü Sina Gürel		DSP28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002
9 July 2002 – 12 July 2002
Deputy Prime MinisterMesut YılmazANAP
Minister of State---
Minister of StateMehmet KeçecilerANAP
Minister of StateHikmet Uluğbay
Recep Önal
Tayfun İçli		DSP28 May 1999 – 22 July 1999
22 July 1999 - 9 July 2002
9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateTunca ToskayMHP
Minister of StateYüksel Yalova
Sadettin Tantan
Nejat Arseven
Ali Doğan		ANAP28 May 1999 – 31 May 2001
5 June 2001 – 6 June 2001
8 August 2001 – 7 August 2002
7 August 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateŞükrü Sina Gürel
Zeki Sezer		DSP28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002
9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateSadi Somuncuoğluz
Faruk Bal		MHP28 May 1999 – 8 May 2000
22 May 2000 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateRüştü Kazım Yücelen
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu		ANAP28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001
5 June 2001 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateMustafa Yılmaz
Mehmet Kocabatmaz		DSP28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002
10 July 2002 -18.11.2002
Minister of StateRamazan MirzaoğluMHP
Minister of StateEdip Saffer Gaydalı
Salih Yıldırım		ANAP28 May 1999 – 12 September 2002
12 September 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateHasan Gemici
Melda Bayer		DSP28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002
10 July 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateŞuayip ÜşenmezMHP
Minister of StateMehmet Ali İrtemçelikANAP28 May 1999 - 8 May 2000
Minister of StateFikret Ünlü
Erdoğan Toprak		DSP28 May 1999 - 24 August 2002
24 August 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateMehmet Çay
Reşat Doğru		MHP28 May 1999 - 24 December 2001
7 January 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateKemal Derviş
Masum Türker		Indep
DSP		2 March 2001 - 10 August 2002
10 August 2002 - 18 November 2002
Minister of StateTayyibe GülekDSP12 July 2002 - 18 November 2002
Ministry of JusticeHikmet Sami Türk
Aysel Çelikel		DSP
Indep		28 May 1999 – 5 August 2002
5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of National DefenseSabahattin ÇakmakoğluMHP
Ministry of the InteriorSadettin Tantan
Rüştü Kazım Yücelen
Muzaffer Ecemiş		ANAP
ANAP
Indep		28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001
8 June 2001 – 5 June 2001
5 August 2002 – November 18, 2002
Ministry of Foreign Affairsİsmail Cem
Şükrü Sina Gürel		DSP28 May 1999 – 12 July 2001
12 July 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of FinanceSümer OralANAP
Ministry of National EducationMetin Bostancıoğlu
Necdet Tekin		DSP28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002
10 July 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of Public WorksKoray Aydın
Abdülkadir Akcan		MHP28 May 1999 – 5 September 2001
19 September 2001 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of Health and Social SecurityOsman DurmuşMHP
Ministry of Agriculture and Village AffairsYusuf GökalpMHP
Ministry of TransportEnis Öksüz
Oktay Vural
Naci Kınacıuoğlu		MHP
MHP
Indep		28 May 1999 – 17 July 2001
30 July 2001 – 5 August 2002
5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of Labour and Social SecurityYaşar Okuyan
Nejat Arseven		ANAP28 May 1999 – 7 August 2002
7 August 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of Industry and CommerceKenan TanrıkuluMHP
Ministry TourismErkan Mumcu
Mustafa Taşar		ANAP28 May 1999 – 8 August 2001
8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002
Ministry Cultureİstemihan Talay
Suat Çağlayan		DSP28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002
9 July 2002 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of EnvironmentFevzi AytekinDSP
Ministry of Energy and Natural ResourcesCumhur Ersümer
Zeki Çakan		ANAP28 May 1999 – 27 April 2001
8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002
Ministry of ForestryNami ÇağanDSP

Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held in 2002.