21st government of Turkey



The 21st government of Turkey (17 May 1954 – 9 December 1955) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called "the third Menderes government".

Background
The Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 2 May 1954. President Celal Bayar appointed Adnan Menderes to form the new 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". The cabinet was consisted of the following:

Aftermath
Although the government had the support of the majority in the parliament, Adnan Menderes resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (İspat hakkı). Following this resignation, a group of MPs left the DP to form the Liberty Party.