The 16th government of Turkey (10 September 1947 â 10 June 1948) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the first Saka government.
Recep Peker of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was the previous prime minister, resigned on 9 September 1947 after a harsh discussions in the parliament. ðsmet ðnönü, the president, assigned Hasan Saka, a more moderate politician, as the prime minister. Saka's government was, however, similar to that of Peker.
In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes".
Saka was criticized as too mild to struggle against the Democrat Party opposition. He resigned on 8 July 1948. However, ten days later, he founded his second government.