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 Republican Reliance Party ( tr, Cumhuriyetçi Güven Partisi, CGP) was a former party in Turkey. Background The Republican People's Party (CHP) which is usually credited as the founder of the Turkish Republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Tur ...

(MGP), a small party in the parliament, but his government had the support of the two major parties,

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) and Justice Party (AP). The Melen government lineup was similar to the previous government's.

The government

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.

References

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