# 55th government of Turkey

The 55th government of Turkey (30 June 1997 – 11 January 1999) was a coalition government led by Mesut Yılmaz of Motherland Party (ANAP). Coalition partners with Motherland Party were Democratic Left Party (DSP) and Democrat Turkey Party (DTP). The government was nicknamed Anasol-D, where "Ana" refers to ANAP, sol (left) refers to DSP, and D refers to DTP.

## Background

After the collapse of the 54th government, 55th government was formed by ANAP and DSP, which were the opposition parties during the 54th government. DTP, which was founded by a group of MPs exiting DYP, also joined the coalition. Although they still could not form a majority, Republican People's Party (CHP) promised to support the coalition without participating 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 | Mesut Yılmaz | ANAP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | DSP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of National Defense | İsmet Sezgin | DTP | |
| Minister of State |
| Minister of State | Güneş Taner | ANAP | 30 June 1997 – 25 November 1998 |
| Minister of State | Hüsamettin Özkan | DSP | |
| Minister of State | Yücel Seçkiner | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Işılay Saygın | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Hikmet Sami Türk | DSP | |
| Minister of State | Salih Yıldırım | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Rifat Serdaroğlu | DTP | |
| Minister of State | Metin Gürdere | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Şükrü Sina Gürel | DSP | |
| Minister of State | Ahat Andica | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Işın Çelebi | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Mustafa Yılmaz | DSP | |
| Minister of State | Rifaeddin Şahin | DTP | 30 June 1997 – 21 September 1998 |
| Minister of State | Burhan Kara | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Cavit Kavak | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Eyüp Aşık Yıldırım Aktuna | ANAP | 30 June 1997 – 1 October 1998 5 October 1998 – 11 January 1999 |
| Minister of State | Kazım Rüştü Yücelen | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Hasan Gemici | DSP | |
| Minister of State | Mehmet Batalı | DTP | |
| Ministry of Justice | Oltan Sungurlu Hasan Denizkırdu | ANAP Indep | 30 June 1997 – 4 August 1998 4 August 1998 – 11 January 1999 |
| Ministry of the Interior | Murat Başeskioğlu Kutlu Aktaş | ANAP Indep | 30 June 1997 – 4 August 1998 4 August 1998 – 11 January 1999 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İsmail Cem | DSP | |
| Ministry of Finance | Zekeriya Temizel | DSP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Hikmet Uluğbay | DSP | |
| Ministry of Public Works | Yaşar Topçu | ANAP | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Halil İbrahim Özsoy | ANAP | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs | Mustafa Taşar | ANAP | |
| Ministry of Transport | Necdet Menzir Ahmet Denizolgun | DTP Indep | 30 June 1997 – 4 August 1998 4 August 1998 – 11 January 1999 |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Nami Çağan | DSP | |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Yalım Erez | Indep | |
| Ministry Tourism | İbrahim Gürdal | ANAP | |
| Ministry Culture | İstemihan Talay | DSP | |
| Ministry of Environment | İmren Aykut | ANAP | |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Cumhur Ersümer | ANAP | |
| Ministry of Forestry | Ersin Taranoğlu | ANAP | |

## Aftermath

The cabinet collapsed on 11 January 1999, as a result of the Türkbank scandal in 1998, which involved relationships between the government, the private sector and organized crime. CHP decided to end its support after the scandal.