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 | |
| Ministry of Transport | 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 | İstemihan Talay | 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.
