The 56th government of Turkey (11 January 1999 – 28 May 1999) was a minority government led by Bülent Ecevit of Democratic Left Party (DSP).
The election results of 1995 necessitated a series of coalition governments, all of which were unstable. Finally, Bülent Ecevit, the leader of DSP, was asked to form a minority government to serve as a caretaker government until new elections. Although DSP was the fourth party measured by seats, the others promised to support his government without formally participating in it.
| Title[1] [2] | Name | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Bülent Ecevit | DSP | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister | ||||
| Hikmet Uluğbay | DSP | |||
| Hüsamettin Özkan | DSP | |||
| Minister of State | ||||
| Şükrü Sina Gürel | DSP | |||
| Hasan Gemici | DSP | |||
| Mustafa Yılmaz | DSP | |||
| Fikret Ünlü | DSP | |||
| Aydın Tümen | DSP | |||
| Ministry of Justice | Selçuk Özbek | Indep | ||
| Ministry of National Defense | Cahit Bayar | Indep | ||
| Ministry of the Interior | Hikmet Sami Türk | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | İsmail Cem | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Finance | Zekeriya Temizel Nami Çağan | DSP | 11 January 1999 – 24 February 1999 24 February 1999 – 28 May 1999 | |
| Ministry of National Education | Metin Bostancıoğlu | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Public Works | Ali Ilıksoy | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Health and Social Security | Mustafa Güven Karahan | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs | Mahmut Erdir | DSP | ||
| Hasan Basri Aktan | Indep | |||
| Ministry of Labour | Nami Çağan Hakan Tartan | DSP | 11 January 1999 – 24 February 1999 24 February 1999 – 28 May 1999 | |
| Ministry of Industry and Commerce | Metin Şahin | DSP | ||
| Ministry Tourism | Ahmet Tan | DSP | ||
| Ministry Culture | DSP | |||
| Ministry of Environment | Fevzi Aytekin | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | Ziya Aktaş | DSP | ||
| Ministry of Forestry | Arif Sezer | DSP |
The government ended because of the elections held on 18 April 1999.