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The 14th government of Turkey (9 March 1943 – 7 August 1946) was a government in the history of
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. It is also called ''second
Saracoğlu government''.
Background
The government was formed after
the general elections held on 28 February 1943.
[''Türkiye'nin 75 yılı'', Tempo Yayınları, İstanbul, 1998 p.92] Şükrü Saracoğlu
Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu (; 17 June 1887, Ödemiş – 27 December 1953, Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, the fifth Prime Minister of Turkey and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs during the early stages of World War II. He signe ...
of
Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...
(CHP), who was also the prime minister of the previous government, was appointed as the prime minister.
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 government ended after
the general elections held on 21 July 1946.
Although his party won the elections, Saracoğlu retired from active politics due to health problems.
References
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7th parliament of Turkey
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