The 22nd government of Turkey (9 December 1955 – 25 November 1957) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the fourth Menderes government.
Adnan Menderes, the prime minister of the previous government resigned because of a political crisis about press freedom, called the "right to prove" (tr|İspat hakkı). However, his party, the Democrat Party (DP), had the majority in the parliament, and therefore he founded the next cabinet.
The cabinet received a vote of confidence (343 to 37) on 14 December 1955.
In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". The members of the cabinet were as follows:[1]
| Title[2] [3] | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Menderes | |||
| Minister of State | |||
| Cemil Bengü | 9 December 1955 – 12 October 1955 | ||
| Şemi Ergin Fatin Rüştü Zorlu | 9 December 1955 – 28 July 1957 28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957 | ||
| Emin Kalafat | |||
| Celal Yardımcı | |||
| Ministry of Justice | Hüseyin Avni Göktürk | ||
| Ministry of National Defense | Şemi Ergin | 28 July 1957 – 25 November 1957 | |
| Etem Menderes Namık Gedik | 9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957 | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 9 December 1955 – 20 June 1956 | ||
| Ministry of Finance | Nedim Ökmen Hasan Polatkan | 9 December 1955 – 24 August 1956 3 December 1956 – 25 November 1957 | |
| Ministry of National Education | Ahmet Özel Tevfik İleri Celal Yardımcı | 9 December 1955 – 12 April 1957 12 April 1957 – 25 November 1957 | |
| Ministry of Public Works | Muammer Çavuşoğlu Etem Menderes | 9 December 1955 – 12 October 1956 12 October 1956 – 25 November 1957 | |
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Nafiz Körez | ||
| Ministry of Customs and Monopolies | Hadi Hüsman | ||
| Arif Demirer | |||
| Ministry of Establishments | Samet Ağaoğlu | After 2 September 1957, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Industry | |
| Ministry of Economy and Commerce | Fahrettin Ulaş Zeyyat Mandalinci Abdullah Aker | 9 December 1955 – 13 April 1956 7 May 1956 – 30 November 1956 30 November 1956 – 25 November 1957 | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Esat Budakoğlu | ||
| Mümtaz Tarhan |
The government ended because of the general elections held on 27 October 1957, in which DP won the majority once again, albeit with reduced support.