The 25th government of Turkey (5 January 1961 – 20 November 1961) 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 Second Gürsel government''.
Background
In 1961 the
constituent assembly
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...
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
A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...
.
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
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When ...
, 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 Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...
was formed.
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References
1961 establishments in Turkey
Cabinets of Turkey
1961 disestablishments in Turkey
Cabinets established in 1961
Cabinets disestablished in 1961
Members of the 25th government of Turkey
Constituent Assembly of Turkey