37th government of Turkey

Bülent Ecevit

The 37th government of Turkey (26 January 1974 – 17 November 1974) was a coalition government of Republican People's Party (CHP) and National Salvation Party (MSP) in 1974. The prime minister was Bülent Ecevit of CHP, and the deputy prime minister was Necmettin Erbakan of MSP.

The elections

In the elections held on 14 October 1973, CHP gained 185 seats and MSP gained 48 seats out of a total of 450. CHP was at the left of the center and MSP was a conservative party. But despite the vast difference in ideology, the two parties formed a coalition.

The government

Aftermath

On September 3, 1974, Ecevit announced that the political perspectives of CHP and MSP could not be reconciled. On September 18, he resigned.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Official page of prime minister Archived May 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
2. ↑ Official page of the parliament
3. ↑ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998 p.248-249

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