32nd government of Turkey

The 32nd government of Turkey (6 March 1970 – 26 March 1971) was a significant administration in Turkish history. It is also referred as the third Demirel government.

Süleyman Demirel, 1962

Background

Justice Party (AP) had the majority in the parliament, but largely because of a split in the party, the prime minister Süleyman Demirel failed to receive the confidence vote in the interpellation voting on 11 February 1970. However, AP still had the majority, and Demirel founded the next government as well. The cabinet was almost the same as that of the previous government.

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".

Title[1][2]	Name	Party	Notes
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel	AP
Minister of State
	Refet Sezgin Hasan Dincer	AP	6 March 1970 – 16 July 1970 29 July 1970 – 26 March 1971
	Hüsamettin Atabeyli	AP
	Gürhan Titrek	AP	3 November 1969 – 21 January 1970
	Turhan Biilgin	AP
Ministry of Justice	Yusuf Ziya Önder	AP
Ministry of National Defense	Ahmet Topaloğlu	AP
Ministry of the Interior	Haldun Menteşoğlu	AP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil	AP
Ministry of Finance and Customs	Ali Mesut Erez	AP
Ministry of National Education	Orhan Oğuz	AP
Ministry of Public Works	Yaşar Gülez	AP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Hayrettin Nakiboğlu	AP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Vedat Ali Özkan	AP
Ministry of Agriculture	İlhami Ertem	AP
Ministry of Village Affairs	Turhan Kapanlı	AP
Ministry of Forestry	Hüseyin Özalp	AP
Ministry of Transport	Nahit Menteşe Orhan Tuğrul	AP	14 December 1970 4 January 1971 – 26 March 1971
Ministry of Labour	Seyfi Öztürk	AP
Ministry of Commerce	Gürkan Titrek	AP
Ministry of Industry	Selahattin Kılıç	AP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu	AP
Ministry Tourism	Necmettin Cevheri	AP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Sabit Osman Avcı Nahit Menteşe	AP	6 March 1970 – 14 December 1970 14 December 1970 – 26 March 1971
Ministry of Youth and Sports	İsmet Sezgin	AP

Aftermath

In the early 1970s, Turkey was faced with extensive urban guerrilla activities. On 12 March 1971, the army forced Demirel to resign, claiming that the government was unable to halt the terrorism. However, parliament was still functioning, so Demirel and his colleagues in the cabinet were still active as MPs.