23rd government of Turkey
# 23rd government of Turkey

The 23rd government of Turkey (25 December 1957 – 27 May 1960) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fifth Menderes government.

## Background

Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 27 October 1957, and its leader Adnan Menderes formed the government.

## 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 | Tevfik İleri Medeni Berk | 25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 11 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Minister of State |
| Minister of State | Samet Ağaoğlu Haluk Şaman | 8 February 1958 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 12 June 1959 |
| Minister of State | Emin Kalafat Abdullah Aker | 25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 14 December 1959 |
| Minister of State | Muzaffer Kurbanoğlu İzzet Akçal | 25 November 1957 – 1 November 1959 1 November 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Justice | Esat Budakoğlu Celal Yardımcı | 25 November 1957 – 3 April 1960 3 April 1960 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Şemi Ergin Etem Menderes | 25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of the Interior | Namık Gedik | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu | |
| Ministry of Finance | Hasan Polatkan | |
| Ministry of National Education | Celal Yardımcı Atıf Benderlioğlu | 25 November 1957 – 8 June 1959 9 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Etem Menderes Tevfik İleri | 25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958 19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Medeni Berk Hayrettin Erkmen | 25 November 1957 – 11 December 1959 11 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Lütfi Kırdar | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Hadi Hüsman | |
| Ministry of Transport | Fevzi Uçamer Muzaffer Kurbanoğlu Şemi Ergin | 25 November 1957 – 18 September 1958 1 November 1959 – 9 December 1959 9 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Industry | Samet Ağaoğlu Sıtkı Yırcalı Sebati Ataman | 25 November 1957 – 8 February 1958 10 July 1958 – 1 September 1958 14 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Abdullah Aker Hayrettin Erkmen | 25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 4 September 1958 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Nedim Ökmen | |
| Ministry of Labour | Hayrettin Erkmen Haluk Şaman | 25 November 1957 – 4 September 1958 12 June 1959 – 27 May 1960 |
| Ministry Tourism and Press | Sıtkı Yırcalı Server Somuncuoğlu | 25 November 1957 – 10 July 1958 10 July 1958 – 17 February 1959 |
| Ministry of Coordination | Sebati Ataman Abdullah Aker | 10 July 1958 – 14 December 1959 14 December 1959 – 27 May 1960 |

## Aftermath

The government ended with the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.

