# 42nd government of Turkey

The 42nd government of Turkey (5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979) was a coalition government of Republican People's Party (CHP) and some independents.

## The elections

On the last day of 1977, the 41st government of Turkey came to an end because of vote of no confidence in the interpellation voting. The president asked Bülent Ecevit, the leader of CHP, to form a government. In addition to independents, two one-MP parties, namely Republican Reliance Party (CGP) and Democratic Party (DP), also supported him, and all supporters were given a seat 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".
| Title | Name | Party | Notes |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | CHP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Orhan Eyüboğlu | CHP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Turhan Feyzioğlu | CGP | 5 January 1978 – 18 September 1978 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hikmet Çetin | CHP | 3 October 1978 – 12 November 1979 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Faruk Sükan | DP | 5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979 |
| Minister of State | Hikmet Çetin | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 3 October 1978 |
| Minister of State | Enver Akova | Indep | 5 January 1978 – 31 May 1979 |
| Minister of State | Hasan Korkut | Indep | 2 June 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
| Minister of State | Lütfi Doğan | CHP | |
| Minister of State | Salih YILDIZ | CGP | 5 January 1978 – 21 June 1979 |
| Minister of State | Ali Rıza SEPTİOĞLU | Indep | 5 January 1978 – 18 June 1979 |
| Minister of State | Mustafa KILIÇ | Indep | |
| Minister of State | Ahmet Şener | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 23 October 1979 8 November 1979 -12.11.1979 |
| Ministry of Justice | Mehmet Can | CHP | |
| Ministry of National Defense | Hasan Esat Işık Neşet Akmandor | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 16 January 1979 16 January 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
| Ministry of the Interior | İrfan Özaydınlı Hasan Fehmi Güneş Vecdi İlhan | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 2 January 1979 16 January 1979 – 5 October 1979 8 October 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Gündüz Ökçün | CHP | |
| Ministry of Finance | Ziya Müezzinoğlu | CHP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Necdet Uğur | CHP | |
| Ministry of Public Works | Şerafettin Elçi | CHP | |
| Minister of Treasury | Teoman Köprülüler | CHP | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Mete Tan | Indep | |
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Tuncay Mataracı | Indep | |
| Ministry of Food Agriculture and Husbandry | Mehmet Yüceler | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 15 October 1979 30 October 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
| Ministry of Transport | Güneş Öngüt | CHP | |
| Ministry of Labour | Bahir Ersoy | CHP | |
| Ministry of Social Security | Hilmi İşgüzar Salih Yıldız | Indep CGP | 5 January 1978 – 7 June 1979 21 June 1979 – 12 November 1979 |
| Ministry of Industry | Orhan Alp | Indep | |
| Ministry of Enterprises | Kenan Bulutoğlu | CHP | |
| Ministry of Culture | Ahmet Taner Kışlalı | CHP | |
| Ministry Local Governments | Mahmut Özdemir | CHP | |
| Ministry of Construction and Settlement | Ahmet Karaslan Mehmet Yüzele | Indep CHP | 5 January 1978 – 2 October 1979 15 October 1979 – 30 October 1979 |
| Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives | Ali Topuz | CHP | |
| Ministry of Forestry | Vecdi İlhan Ahmet Şener | CHP | 5 January 1978 – 8 October 1979 23 October 1979 – 8 November 1979 |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Yüksel Çakmur | CHP | |
| Ministry of Tourism | Alev Coşkun | CHP | |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Deniz Baykal | CHP | |

## Aftermath

Senate elections and by-elections held on 14 October 1979 showed that CHP had lost ground to the opposition. Although the government still had the vote of confidence in the parliament, Ecevit resigned, but the government continued until the formation of the 43rd government.