44th government of Turkey
# 44th government of Turkey

The 44th government of Turkey (20 September 1980 – 13 December 1983) was a technocratic government in the history of Turkey.

## The elections

The 43rd government of Turkey came to an end because of the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. Parliament was dismissed and a technocratic government was formed. The prime minister was Bülent Ulusu, a retired admiral and the ex-commander of the Turkish navy, but the majority of the ministers were civilian technocrats.

## 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 | Name | Tenure |
| - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ulusu | |
| Deputy Prime Minister| | Zeyyat Baykara | |
| Deputy Prime Minister| | Turgut Özal | 20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982 |
| Minister of State | İlhan Öztrak | |
| Minister of State | Mehmet özgüneş | |
| Minister of State | Nimet Özdaş | |
| Minister of State | Sermet Refik Pasin | 14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Justice | Cevdet Mentaş Rifat Bayazıt Kazım Akdoğan | 20 September 1980 – 8 February 1983 15 February 1983 – 13 May 1983 21 May 1983 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Ümit Haluk Bayülken | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Selahattin Çetiner | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İlter Türkmen | |
| Ministry of Finance | Kaya Erdem Adnan Başer Kafaoğlu | 20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982 14 July 1982 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of National Education | Hasan Sağlam | |
| Ministry of Public Works | Tahsin Önalp | |
| Ministry of Commerce | Kemal Cantürk | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Necmi Ayanoğlu Kaya Kılıçturgay | 20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981 23 December 1981 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Recai Baturalp Ali Bozer Cafer Tayyar Sadıklar | 20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981 23 December 1981 – 13 May 1983 21 May 1983 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Food and Forestry | Sabahattin Özbek | |
| Ministry of Transport | Necmi Özgür Mustafa Aysan | 20 September 1980 – 2 March 1982 2 March 1982 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Labour | Turhan Esener | |
| Ministry of Industry and Technology | Şahap Kocatopçu Mehmet Turgut | 20 September 1980 – 21 December 1981 21 December 1981 – 13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Culture | Cihat Baban | 20 September – 13 December 1981 |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Şerif Tüten Ahmet Samsunlu | 20 September 1980 – 14 July 1982 14 July 1982-13 December 1983 |
| Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives | Raif Güney | |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Vecdi Gönül | |
| Ministry of Tourism | İlhan Evliyaoğlu | After 10 December 1981, renamed the Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Serbülent Bingöl Fahir İlkel | 20 September 1980 – 23 December 1981 23 December 1981 – 13 December 1983 |

## Aftermath

The government ended with the elections held on 6 November 1983.

