# 57th government of Turkey

The 57th government of Turkey (28 May 1999 – 18 November 2002) was a coalition government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party (DSP).

## Background

The number of seats gained by the most successful party in the elections held on 18 April 1999 was only 136 out of 550. Thus, at least three parties had to form the government. Ecevit asked Motherland Party (ANAP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to participate 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". The main reason for the excessive number of changes in the seats was the formation of a new party. A group of MPs split off from DSP to form the New Turkey Party, and they resigned from their seats in the government. Also, according to the Turkish constitution, some members of the government were replaced by independent members before the elections.
| Title | Name | Party | Notes |
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | DSP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Devlet Bahçeli | MHP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hüsamettin Özkan Şükrü Sina Gürel | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 – 12 July 2002 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mesut Yılmaz | ANAP | |
| Minister of State |
| Minister of State | Mehmet Keçeciler | ANAP | |
| Minister of State | Hikmet Uluğbay Recep Önal Tayfun İçli | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 22 July 1999 22 July 1999 - 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Tunca Toskay | MHP | |
| Minister of State | Yüksel Yalova Sadettin Tantan Nejat Arseven Ali Doğan | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 31 May 2001 5 June 2001 – 6 June 2001 8 August 2001 – 7 August 2002 7 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Şükrü Sina Gürel Zeki Sezer | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Sadi Somuncuoğluz Faruk Bal | MHP | 28 May 1999 – 8 May 2000 22 May 2000 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Rüştü Kazım Yücelen Yılmaz Karakoyunlu | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001 5 June 2001 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Mustafa Yılmaz Mehmet Kocabatmaz | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 -18.11.2002 |
| Minister of State | Ramazan Mirzaoğlu | MHP | |
| Minister of State | Edip Saffer Gaydalı Salih Yıldırım | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 12 September 2002 12 September 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Hasan Gemici Melda Bayer | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Şuayip Üşenmez | MHP | |
| Minister of State | Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik | ANAP | 28 May 1999 - 8 May 2000 |
| Minister of State | Fikret Ünlü Erdoğan Toprak | DSP | 28 May 1999 - 24 August 2002 24 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Mehmet Çay Reşat Doğru | MHP | 28 May 1999 - 24 December 2001 7 January 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Kemal Derviş Masum Türker | Indep DSP | 2 March 2001 - 10 August 2002 10 August 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Minister of State | Tayyibe Gülek | DSP | 12 July 2002 - 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Justice | Hikmet Sami Türk Aysel Çelikel | DSP Indep | 28 May 1999 – 5 August 2002 5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of National Defense | Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | MHP | |
| Ministry of the Interior | Sadettin Tantan Rüştü Kazım Yücelen Muzaffer Ecemiş | ANAP ANAP Indep | 28 May 1999 – 5 June 2001 8 June 2001 – 5 June 2001 5 August 2002 – November 18, 2002 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İsmail Cem Şükrü Sina Gürel | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 12 July 2001 12 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Finance | Sümer Oral | ANAP | |
| Ministry of National Education | Metin Bostancıoğlu Necdet Tekin | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 10 July 2002 10 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Public Works | Koray Aydın Abdülkadir Akcan | MHP | 28 May 1999 – 5 September 2001 19 September 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Osman Durmuş | MHP | |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs | Yusuf Gökalp | MHP | |
| Ministry of Transport | Enis Öksüz Oktay Vural Naci Kınacıoğlu | MHP MHP Indep | 28 May 1999 – 17 July 2001 30 July 2001 – 5 August 2002 5 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Yaşar Okuyan Nejat Arseven | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 7 August 2002 7 August 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Kenan Tanrıkulu | MHP | |
| Ministry Tourism | Erkan Mumcu Mustafa Taşar | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 8 August 2001 8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry Culture | İstemihan Talay Suat Çağlayan | DSP | 28 May 1999 – 9 July 2002 9 July 2002 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Environment | Fevzi Aytekin | DSP | |
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Cumhur Ersümer Zeki Çakan | ANAP | 28 May 1999 – 27 April 2001 8 May 2001 – 18 November 2002 |
| Ministry of Forestry | Nami Çağan | DSP | |

## Aftermath

The government ended because of the elections held in 2002.