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11th government of Turkey

government in Turkey history

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ6052026 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 11th government of Turkey existed for the short term of 25 January 1939 to 3 April 1939. It is also known as the first Saydam cabinet.

Background

The government was formed after Celal Bayar, the prime minister of the previous government, resigned. The new prime minister was Refik Saydam, the secretary general of the Republican People's Party.

The government

Aftermath

Refik Saydan's cabinet ended because of the general elections held on 26 March. However, the prime minister of the next government was also Refik Saydam.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “11th government of Turkey” is government in Turkey history. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through 11th, government and Turkey, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewMost valuable as an event-and-institution map that identifies actors, dates and record creators for deeper historical inquiry. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1939—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1939-01-25. For this dossier, 11th, government and Turkey is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “government in Turkey history” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6052026. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1939.

Critical limits

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This entry incorporates text from “11th government of Turkey” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.