19th government of Turkey
# 19th government of Turkey

The 19th government of Turkey (22 May 1950 – 9 March 1951) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Menderes government.

## Background

Democrat Party (DP) won the general elections held on 14 May 1950. This was the first election that was won by a party other than the Republican People's Party (CHP). Adnan Menderes of the Democrat Party became the prime minister.

## The government

In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

| Title | Name | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Adnan Menderes | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Samet Ağaoğlu | |
| Minister of State | Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu | |
| Ministry of Justice | Hilmi Özyörük | |
| Ministry of National Defense | Refik Şevket İnce | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Rüknettin Nasuhioğlu | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fuat Köprülü | |
| Ministry of Finance | Halil Ayan Hasan Polatkan | 22 May 1950 – 14 December 1950 14 December 1950 – 9 March 1951 |
| Ministry of National Education | Avni Başman Tevfik İleri | 22 May 1950 – 3 August 1950 11 August 1950 – 9 March 1951 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Fahri Belen Kemal Zeytinoğlu | 22 May 1950 – 28 October 1950 22 December 1950 – 9 March 1951 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Nihat Raşit Belger Ekrem Hayri Üstündağ | 22 May 1950 – 19 September 1950 19 September 1950 – 9 March 1951 |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Nuri Özsan | |
| Ministry of Transport | Tevfik İleri Seyfi Kurtbek | 22 May 1950 – 11 August 1950 11 August 1950 – 9 March 1951 |
| Ministry of Establishments | Muhlis Ete | |
| Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Hilmi Velibeşe | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Nihat İyriboz | |
| Ministry of Labour | Hasan Polatkan Hulusi Köymen | 22 May 1950 – 22 December 1950 22 December 1950 – 9 March 1951 |

## Aftermath

The government had the majority in the parliament, but Menderes resigned on 8 March 1951. According to journalist Metin Toker, Adnan Menderes asked one of his colleagues in the cabinet to resign, but the minister refused to resign. Legally, Menderes had no authority to force any minister to resign, and thus, Menderes preferred to end the entire government instead. But the president Celal Bayar appointed him to form the next government also.

