I. Demirel Government term political activities (1965?1969)

The general elections on October 10th, 1965 resulted in Adalet (Justice) Party's success. Taking 53% of the votes AP became the sole governing party in power. The cabinet with Demirel as Prime Minister was formed and came into office on October 25th, 1965.The first of the internal political developments which shaped the period between 1965 and 1969 is the presidential election. The Government presented a candidate who whouldn?t give rise to debates; with the election of General Chief of Staff Cevdet Sunay, this issue was solved without problems. During that period the issue concerning the restitution of Political Rights aming a change Constitution caused very intensive debates and, because of the armed forces' pressure, was shelved by the Government whithout being solved within that period.Another problem faced by Demirel?s Government in 1968 were the intensifying student protests. In the beginning the Government showed tolerance towards the protests in accordance with the democratic order, but when the events escalated into violent actions and became a battle between the righ and left preacutions had to be taken.The center line of the government?s foreign politics consisted of the Cyprus Problem. The problem concerning Cyprus had maintained its sensitive nature up to 1967, when the problem escalated and reached the point of military action. The 1967 Cyprus crisis was overcome once again with the intervention of the United States. Demirel, who served as Prime Minister during a period marked by the mellowing of the relations between the USA and the SSCB during which the world economy had started to allow the growth of bordering countries, ensured the development of Turkish-Soviet economic relations.The Demirel government's economic approach was determined by economic growth, mixed economy, planned economy and acceptance of industrialisation. Thanks to the positive effects of a sense of political stability created by Demirel?s government and the increasing public investments, inflation was kept under control and the economy grew.Demirel?s Government was established at a period marked by a total transition from a military regime to a civil government. The government took great care not to create tension in its relations with the armed forces, refrained from fierce polemics in politics and adopted a reconciliatory approach. In addition, the government?s realtions with the public were good and dialog was ongoing and intensive.Key words:1-Politics2- Government Policies3- Adalet Party4- Süleyman Demirel.