22nd Government Of Turkey
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The 22nd government of Turkey (9 December 1955 – 25 November 1957) 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 ''the fourth Menderes government''.


Background

Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He ...
, the prime minister of the previous government resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" ( tr, İspat hakkı). However, his party, the Democrat Party (DP), had the majority in the parliament, and therefore he founded the next cabinet.


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 because of the general elections held on 27 October 1957, in which DP won the majority once again, albeit with reduced support.


References

{{Cabinets of Turkey Cabinets of Turkey Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) politicians 1955 establishments in Turkey 1957 disestablishments in Turkey Cabinets established in 1955 Cabinets disestablished in 1957 Members of the 22nd government of Turkey 10th parliament of Turkey Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)