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37th government of Turkey
The 37th government of Turkey (26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974) was a coalition government of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the National Salvation Party (MSP) in 1974. The prime minister was Bülent Ecevit of the CHP, and the deputy prime minister was Necmettin Erbakan of the MSP.
Bülent Ecevit, Necmettin Erbakan and Hasan Esat Işık in Giverny, April 1974
Bülent Ecevit
The 37th government of Turkey (26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974) was a coalition government of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the National Salvation Party (MSP) in 1974. The prime minister was Bülent Ecevit of the CHP, and the deputy prime minister was Necmettin Erbakan of the MSP.
In the elections held on 14 October 1973, the CHP gained 185 seats and MSP gained 48 seats out of a total of 450. The CHP was a social-democratic party and the MSP was an Islamist party. But despite the vast difference in ideology, the two parties formed a coalition.
| Title | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | CHP |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Necmettin Erbakan | MSP |
| Minister of State | ||
| Orhan Eyüboğlu | CHP | |
| İsmail Hakkı Birler | CHP | |
| Süleyman Arif Emre | MSP | |
| Ministry of Justice | Şevket Kazan | MSP |
| Ministry of National Defense | Hasan Esat Işık | CHP |
| Ministry of the Interior | Oğuzhan Asiltürk | MSP |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Turan Güneş | CHP |
| Ministry of Finance | Deniz Baykal | CHP |
| Ministry of National Education | Mustafa Üstündağ | CHP |
| Ministry of Public Works | Erol Çevikçe | CHP |
| Ministry of Commerce | Fehim Adak | MSP |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Selahattin Cizrelioğlu | CHP |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Mahmut Türkmenoğlu | CHP |
| Ministry Agriculture | Korkut Özal | MSP |
| Ministry of Transport | Ferda Güley | CHP |
| Ministry of Labour | Önder Sav | CHP |
| Ministry of Social Security | Hayrettin Uysal | CHP |
| Ministry of Industry | Abdülkerim Doğru | MSP |
| Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Orhan Birgit | CHP |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Ali Topuz | CHP |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Cahit Kayra | CHP |
| Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives | Mustafa Ok | CHP |
| Ministry of Forestry | Ahmet Şener | CHP |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Muslihittin Yılmaz Mete | CHP |
In March 1974, the coalitions foundation was strained in the Güzel İstanbul Affair. The MSP side wanted to remove a nude sculpture that had been erected in Istanbul in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the republic however such a removal was not in line with the democratic views of the CHP. The CHP ended up going along with the wishes that the sculpture be removed in order to keep the MSP in coalition with them.
In July 1974, Turkish forces invaded Cyprus following the coup orchestrated by the Greek Junta that expelled the President of Cyprus.
On September 3, 1974, Ecevit announced that the political perspectives of CHP and MSP could not be reconciled. On September 18, he resigned.
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