26th government of Turkey

The 26th government of Turkey (20 November 1961 – 25 June 1962) is also known as the first coalition government of Turkey and the eight government of İsmet İnönü. It is the first civilian government following 1960 Turkish coup d'état. The prime minister, İsmet İnönü, was the leader of Republican People's Party (CHP) and a former president. The coalition partner was Justice Party (AP).

In the elections held on 15 October 1961, CHP received 36.7% and AP received 34.8%. Thus, CHP gained 173 seats and AP gained 158 seats in the 450-seat parliament. İnönü formed the first coalition government in the history of Turkey with AP. AP claimed to be the successor of Democrat Party (DP), which was banned by the leaders of the coup in 1960. In the coalition, the main task of İnönü was to end the tension between the former coup leaders and the Justice Party. In the relatively short duration of the government, Justice Party tried to lift the ban on the former DP politicians, and the former coup partisans opposed this policy. On 22 February 1962, Turkey was faced again with an attempted coup, but İnönü managed to suppress it.

Some of the cabinet members were changed during the lifespan of the cabinet. In the list below, the serving period of cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinets lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".

In the last month of the coalition government, the main issue was the idea of an amnesty act for the former DP members. According to an interview, İnönü thought that the split of opinion on this issue made the government nonfunctional, and he resigned.

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