Özet:

Democrat Party, established as a result of the multi-party system in Turkey, was represented in the parliament after the 1946 elections. The executives of the Republican People's Party were not used to this kind of opposition before. Thus, in the process of getting used to multi-party system, DP faced with some difficulties. However, the administration of RPP Chairman and President Ismet Inonu, which protects the opposition, had a significant impact on the continuation of the multi-party system. DP won the May 14, 1950 elections and the period of one-party system of the RPP ended. Preparations for a change of power were made for more than a week until the presidential election on May 22, 1950. Inonu called DP Chairman Celal Bayar as soon as the election results became clear, and declared that they were ready to hand over the administration to them. This situation was also announced to the public and all rumors that could arise were prevented early. Thus, preparations were made for the RPP to hand over the administration and DP to take over. While the RPP was preparing for the opposition, the DP made arrangements for the government by setting the new executive team. On May 22, the government change officially took place as a result of the election of Bayar as president. The essay reveals how the government's preparations for change were made by examining the national newspapers of the period and the memories and diaries of politicians with content and discourse analysis.

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