The 23rd government of Turkey (25 December 1957 – 27 May 1960) was a government in the history of

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It is also called ''the fifth Menderes government''.

Background

Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 27 October 1957, and its leader

Adnan Menderes Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of ...

formed the 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".

Aftermath

The government ended with the

1960 Turkish coup d'état The 1960 Turkish coup d'état (), also known as the 27 May Revolution ( or ''27 Mayıs Devrimi''), was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on 27 May 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military ...

References

{{Cabinets of Turkey Cabinets of Turkey Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960) politicians 1957 establishments in Turkey 1960 disestablishments in Turkey Cabinets established in 1957 Cabinets disestablished in 1960 Members of the 23rd government of Turkey 11th parliament of Turkey Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960)