24th government of Turkey

The 24th government of Turkey (30 May 1960 – 5 January 1961) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Gürsel government.

Cemal Gürsel

Background

After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, the coup leader Cemal Gürsel formed a technocratic 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[1][2]	Name	Notes
Prime Minister	Cemal Gürsel
Deputy Prime Minister	Fahri Özdilek	22 December 1960 – 5 January 1961
Minister of State
	Amil Artus Nasır Zeytinoğlu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
	Şefik İnan Hayri Mumcuoğlu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Justice	Abdullah Gözübüyük Amil Artus	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 27 August 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of National Defense	Fahri Özdilek Hüseyin Ataman	9 June 1960 – 22 October 1960 22 October 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of the Interior	Muharrem İhsan Kızıloğlu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Selim Sarper	30 May 1960 – 26 December 1960
Ministry of Finance	Ekrem Alican Kemal Kurdaş	30 May 1960 – 26 December 1960 26 December 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of National Education	Fehmi Yavuz Bedrettin Tuncel	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 10 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Construction and Settlement	Orhan Kubat Fehmi Yavuz	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 27 Aug 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Public Works	Daniş Koper Mukbil Gökdoğan	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 12 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Health and Social Security	Nusret Karasu Ragıp Üner	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Customs and Monopolies	Fethi Aşkın
Ministry of Transport	Sıtkı Ulay
Ministry of Industry	Muhtar Usluer Şahap Kocatopçu	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Commerce	Cihat İren Mehmet Baydur	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Agriculture	Feridun Üstün Osman Tosun	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 29 Aug 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry of Labour	Cahit Talas Raşit Beşerler	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960 6 September 1960 – 5 January 1961
Ministry Tourism and Press	Zühtü Tarhan	30 May 1960 – 27 August 1960

Aftermath

By the beginning of 1961, the constituent assembly was formed. Cemal Gürsel resigned to form a new cabinet that would cooperate with the constituent assembly.

References

1. Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
2. Official page of the parliament

Preceded by 23rd government of Turkey (Adnan Menderes)	24th Government of Turkey 30 May 1960 - 5 January 1961	Succeeded by 25th government of Turkey (Cemal Gürsel)