The 48th government of Turkey (23 June 1991 – 20 November 1991) was a government led by

Mesut Yılmaz Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz () (6 November 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Turkish politician. He was the leader of the Motherland Party ( tr, Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) from 1991 to 2002, and served three times as Prime Minister of Turkey. His first two p ...

of Motherland Party (ANAP).

Background

ANAP had the majority of seats in the parliament, but after

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was elected as the

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, his prime minister post was offered to

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. However, after the congress of the party, Mesut Yılmaz was elected as the new chairman of the party and was consequently appointed as the prime minister.

The government

In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". According to Turkish constitution some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.

Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held on 20 October 1991.

References

{{Cabinets of Turkey Cabinets of Turkey Motherland Party (Turkey) politicians 1991 establishments in Turkey 1991 disestablishments in Turkey Cabinets established in 1991 Cabinets disestablished in 1991 Members of the 48th government of Turkey 18th parliament of Turkey Motherland Party (Turkey)