The 4th cabinet of executive ministers of Turkey (12 July 1922- 4 August 1923 ) was the fourth government formed by the nationalists during the

Turkish War of Independence The Turkish War of Independence "War of Liberation", also known figuratively as ''İstiklâl Harbi'' "Independence War" or ''Millî Mücadele'' "National Struggle" (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns waged by th ...

. The Republic was not yet proclaimed and the government was called ' ("cabinet of executive ministers")

Background

The chairman of the cabinet (equivalent to prime minister) was Rauf Bey (later named Orbay) who had recently returned from

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after being arrested by the

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. Both Rauf Bey and the other members of the cabinet were elected by the

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one by one.

The government

In the list below, the name in parathesis is the surname the cabinet members assumed later.(see

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of 1934) In this cabinet, İsmet (İnönü) was the 1st and Rıza Nur was the 2nd delegates of the Turkish delegation to Conference of Lausanne.

References

{{Cabinets of Turkey 1922 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1923 disestablishments in Turkey Politics of Turkey Turkish War of Independence Pre-Republic Turkey