The political view I and II Menderes governments

After the general elections which applied on the 14th May 1950, DemocraticParty which took 53.3 percent gain of the total votes, with estabilished TheFirst Menderes Government on the 22nd May 1950, was the party in powerThe internal political developments shaping the 1950- 1954 era aregathered under the following topics:Changes made in the military and theadministrative hierarchy;introduction of Law with the number of 5665 rulingthat the call to prayer (the azan9 be made in the Arabic language, theelections for the Local administration be conducted;Adnan Menderes, on the 8th of March 1950 with the objective ofimplementing changes on Cabinet resigned and on the 2nd of april 1951established its second government. The Menderes Government brought theissue of Community- Houses (Halkevleri) into the agenda and introducedlaws transferring all the assets of the Party CHP to the Treasury. In order toput an end to the attacks directed to the Ataturk?s spiritual and materialassets a Law for the purpose of protecting Ataturk was introduced. Arrestswere made targeting the attackers namely the members of the TicaniTariqat/Cult. In accordance with the Laws regarding elections on the 16th ofDecember 1951 midterm electitons were conducted. The Democratic partywith a 53.36 % (percent) gain of the total votes reserved their seats as theleading Party. Immediately after the elections the third massive cogress ofthe Democratic Party was held. Towards the elections of 1954 theGovernment?s pressure ON THE OTHER Party oppositions increased. In theyear 1953 the People?s Party (Millet Partisi) was shut down on the grounds ofbehaving aganist the principles of the Republic. In the year 1954 the Lawtransferring all the assets of the CHP was approved. Whilst the relationshipbetween the Government and the opposition was very tight the 1954 generalelection was held.The foreign politics between the years of 1950-1954 by the Governmentwas evaluated in light of the following:After the World War II, the threat of Soviet?s on Turkey, relionships ofTurkey-U.S.A., sending of soldiers to the Korea and its repercussions,antrance of Turkey into NATO, relations of Turkey with the Eastern block andthe implications of the turkish migrants from Bulgaria, the signiing of theBalkan Pact between Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia, laws regarding foreigninvestments and petrol, the adopted nature of the Government?s politics onagriculture, industrialisaiton /introduction of machinery in agriculture, aidsfrom U.S.A., land reform, financial politics adopted between the years of1950-1954, communication, had been covered under the heading ofEconomy.In the final section however, the first and the second era of theMenderes Government had been reviewed in terms of Education andCultural politics briefly examining the primary and the secondary education,the relationship between the ruling part and the universities, closure of theVillage Instıtutes and the politics of the Government on the Press/Media.andthus thesis had been ended.