41st government of Turkey

The 41st government of Turkey (21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978) was a historical government of Turkey. It is also called the fifth Demirel cabinet and Second Nationalist Front.

Süleyman Demirel, 1976

Background

After the 40th government failed to receive the vote of confidence, three parties formed a coalition and named their government the "Second Nationalist Front." The prime minister was Süleyman Demirel, the leader of Justice Party (AP). Other partners were National Salvation Party (MSP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The difference between the first and the second nationalistic fronts was that Republican Reliance Party (CGP) was no longer a partner of the coalition.

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
Deputy Prime Minister
	Necmettin Erbakan	MSP
	Alparslan Türkeş	MHP
Minister of State
	Seyfi Öztürk	AP
	Süleyman Arif Emre	MSP
	Sadi Somuncuoğu	MHP
	Ali Şevki Erek Ekrem Ceyhun	AP	21 July 1977 – 1 November 1977 11 November 1977 – 5 January 1978
Ministry of Justice	Necmettin Cevheri	AP
Ministry of National Defense	Sadettin Bilgiç Turhan Kapanlı	AP
Ministry of the Interior	Korkut Özal	MSP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil	AP
Ministry of Finance	Cihat Bilgehan	AP
Ministry of National Education	Nahit Menteşe	AP
Ministry of Public Works	Selahattin Kılıç	AP
Ministry of Commerce	Agah Oktay Güner	MHP
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Cengiz Gökçek	MHP
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Gün Sazak	MHP
Ministry Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry	Fehim Adak	MSP
Ministry of Transport	Yılmaz Ergenekon	AP
Ministry of Labour	Fehmi Cumalıoğlu	MSP
Ministry of Social Security	Turhan Kapanlıı İlhami Ertem	AP	21 July 1977 – 28 October 1977 12 November 1977 – 5 January 1978[3]
Ministry of Industry and Technology	Oğuzhan Asiltürk	MSP
Ministry Tourism	İskender Cenap Ege	AP
Ministry Culture	Avni Akyol	AP
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Recai Kutan	MSP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources	Kamran İnan	AP
Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives	Turgut Yücel	AP
Ministry of Forestry	Sabahattin Savcı	MSP
Ministry of Youth and Sports	Önal Şakar Ali Şevki Erek	AP	21 July 1977 – 14 October 1977 1 November 1977 – 5 January 1978

Aftermath

The government was short-lived. The Republican People's Party overthrew the government by interpellation.