The 35th government of Turkey (22 May 1972 – 15 April 1973) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the Melen government.
Background After Nihat Erim, the prime minister of the previous government, resigned, President Cevdet Sunay appointed Ferit Melen, the minister of National Defence in the previous government, as the prime minister. Ferit Melen was a member of National Reliance Party (MGP), a small party in the parliament, but his government had the support of the two major parties, Republican People's Party (CHP) and Justice Party (AP). The Melen government lineup was similar to the previous government's.
The government TitleOfficial page of prime minister Official page of the parliamentTürkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1998, p.225Name Party Prime MinisterFerit MelenMGPMinister of Stateİsmail ArarCHP Doğan KitaplıAP İlhan ÖztrakIndep Zeyyat BaykaraIndepMinistry of JusticeFehmi AlparslanMGP Ministry of National DefenseMehmet İzmenIndep Ministry of the InteriorFerit KubatIndepMinistry of Foreign AffairsÜmit Haluk BayülkenIndepMinistry of Finance and CustomsZiya MüezzinoğluIndep Ministry of National EducationSabahattin Özbek IndepMinistry of Public WorksMukadder ÖztekinCHPMinistry of Construction and SettlementTurgut TokerAPMinistry of Health and Social SecurityKemal Demir CHPMinistry of AgricultureNecmi SönmezAPMinistry of Village Affairs Necmi SönmezIndepMinistry of ForestrySelahattin İnalIndep Ministry of TransportRıfkı Danışman AP Ministry of LabourAli Rıza UzunerCHP Ministry of CommerceNaim TaluIndepMinistry of Industry and TechnologyAli Mesut ErezAP Ministry of Customs and MonopoliesHaydar ÖzalpAPMinistry TourismErol Yılmaz AkçalAPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesNuri KodamanoğluCHPMinistry of Youth and SportsAdnan Karaküçük AP
Aftermath On 6 April 1973, Fahri Korutürk was elected as the new president of Turkey. As political tradition dictated, Ferit Melen resigned on the next day. The next government was founded by Naim Talu, the Minister of Commerce in the Melen government.
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