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25th Government Of Turkey
The 25th government of Turkey (5 January 1961 – 20 November 1961) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''the Second Gürsel government''. Background In 1961 the constituent assembly of Turkey was formed. Cemal Gürsel the prime minister of the previous government resigned to form a new government to serve together with the constituent assembly. 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". Aftermath The general elections were held on 15 October 1961, and Cemal Gürsel was elected as the new president of Turkey on 26 October 1961.''Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı'', Tempo Yayınları, İstanbul, 1998 p. 158 According to the constitution, he resigned as prime minister. After a brief period in which Fahri Özdilek became the acting prime minister, a new civilian government led by İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemal Gürsel
Cemal Gürsel (; 13 October 1895 – 14 September 1966) was a Turkish army general who became the List of Presidents of Turkey, fourth President of Turkey after a coup. Early life He was born in the city of Erzurum as the son of an Ottoman Army officer, Abidin Bey, and the grandson of Ibrahim (1820–1895) and the great-grandson of Haci Ahmad (1790–1860). After the elementary school in Ordu Province, Ordu and the military middle school in Erzincan Province, Erzincan, he graduated from the Kuleli military high school in Istanbul. He was a popular figure and was therefore nicknamed "Cemal Ağa" (big brother Cemal) since his childhood school years and onwards all his life. Gürsel served in the Army for 45 years. During World War I, he participated in the Battle of Çanakkale in Dardanelles, Gallipoli as a lieutenant with the First Battery of the 12th Artillery Regiment in 1915 and received the War Medal. He later fought at the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, Palestine and Syria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
