57th government of Turkey

The 57th government of Turkey (28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002) was a coalition government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party (DSP).

Background The number of seats gained by the most successful party in the elections held on 18 April 1999 was only 136 out of 550. Thus, at least three parties had to form the government. Ecevit asked Motherland Party (ANAP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to participate in the government.

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". The main reason for the excessive number of changes in the seats was the formation of a new party. A group of MPs split off from DSP to form the New Turkey Party, and they resigned from their seats in the government. Also, according to the Turkish constitution, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections. TitleOfficial page of prime minister NamePartyNotes Prime MinisterBülent EcevitDSPDeputy Prime MinisterDevlet BahçeliMHPHüsamettin ÖzkanŞükrü Sina GürelDSP28 May 1999 – 9 July 20029 July 2002 – 12 July 2002Mesut YılmazANAPMinister of StateMehmet KeçecilerANAPHikmet UluğbayRecep ÖnalTayfun İçliDSP 28 May 1999 – 22 July 199922 July 1999 - 9 July 20029 July 2002 - 18 November 2002Tunca ToskayMHPYüksel YalovaSadettin TantanNejat ArsevenAli DoğanANAP 28 May 1999 – 31 May 20015 June 2001 – 6 June 20018 August 2001 – 7 August 20027 August 2002 - 18 November 2002Şükrü Sina GürelZeki SezerDSP 28 May 1999 – 9 July 20029 July 2002 - 18 November 2002Sadi SomuncuoğluzFaruk Bal MHP 28 May 1999 – 8 May 200022 May 2000 - 18 November 2002Rüştü Kazım YücelenYılmaz KarakoyunluANAP 28 May 1999 – 5 June 20015 June 2001 - 18 November 2002Mustafa YılmazMehmet Kocabatmaz DSP 28 May 1999 – 10 July 200210 July 2002 -18.11.2002Ramazan MirzaoğluMHPEdip Saffer GaydalıSalih Yıldırım ANAP 28 May 1999 – 12 September 200212 September 2002 - 18 November 2002Hasan GemiciMelda Bayer DSP28 May 1999 – 10 July 200210 July 2002 - 18 November 2002Şuayip ÜşenmezMHPMehmet Ali İrtemçelikANAP 28 May 1999 - 8 May 2000Fikret ÜnlüErdoğan ToprakDSP 28 May 1999 - 24 August 200224 August 2002 - 18 November 2002Mehmet ÇayReşat DoğruMHP28 May 1999 - 24 December 20017 January 2002 - 18 November 2002Kemal DervişMasum TürkerIndepDSP2 March 2001 - 10 August 200210 August 2002 - 18 November 2002Tayyibe Gülek DSP12 July 2002 - 18 November 2002Ministry of Justice Hikmet Sami TürkAysel ÇelikelDSPIndep28 May 1999 – 5 August 20025 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 Ministry of National DefenseSabahattin ÇakmakoğluMHP Ministry of the Interior Sadettin TantanRüştü Kazım YücelenMuzaffer EcemişANAPANAPIndep28 May 1999 – 5 June 20018 June 2001 – 5 June 20015 August 2002 – November 18, 2002Ministry of Foreign Affairsİsmail CemŞükrü Sina GürelDSP 28 May 1999 – 12 July 200112 July 2002 – 18 November 2002Ministry of Finance Sümer OralANAP Ministry of National EducationMetin BostancıoğluNecdet TekinDSP28 May 1999 – 10 July 200210 July 2002 – 18 November 2002Ministry of Public WorksKoray AydınAbdülkadir AkcanMHP28 May 1999 – 5 September 200119 September 2001 – 18 November 2002Ministry of Health and Social SecurityOsman DurmuşMHP Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs Yusuf GökalpMHPMinistry of Transport Enis ÖksüzOktay VuralNaci KınacıoğluMHPMHPIndep 28 May 1999 – 17 July 200130 July 2001 – 5 August 20025 August 2002 – 18 November 2002Ministry of Labour and Social Security Yaşar OkuyanNejat ArsevenANAP28 May 1999 – 7 August 20027 August 2002 – 18 November 2002Ministry of Industry and Commerce Kenan TanrıkuluMHP Ministry TourismErkan MumcuMustafa TaşarANAP28 May 1999 – 8 August 20018 May 2001 – 18 November 2002Ministry Cultureİstemihan TalaySuat ÇağlayanDSP28 May 1999 – 9 July 20029 July 2002 – 18 November 2002Ministry of EnvironmentFevzi AytekinDSPMinistry of Energy and Natural ResourcesCumhur ErsümerBetween 29 June 1999 – 12 July 2000, he also assumed the title Deputy Prime MinisterZeki ÇakanANAP28 May 1999 – 27 April 20018 May 2001 – 18 November 2002Ministry of ForestryNami ÇağanDSP

Aftermath The government ended because of the elections held in 2002.

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