Minorities in Turkey Minorities in Turkey Minorities in Turkey form a substantial part of the country's population, with at least an estimated 30% of the populace belonging to an ethnic minority. While the Republic of Turkey, following the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, recognizes Armenians, Greeks and Jews as ethnic minorities, this legal status is not granted to Muslim minorities, such as the Kurds, which constitute the largest minority by a wide margin (13–18%), nor any of the other minorities in the country. The amount of ethnic minorities is suspected to be underestimated by the Turkish government. Ethnic Albanians, Pontic Greeks, Kurds, Arabs, Bosniaks,
2nd government of Turkey 2nd government of Turkey The 2nd government of Turkey (6 March 1924 – 22 November 1924) was the second government in the history of the Turkey. The prime minister was İsmet İnönü of the Republican People's Party (CHP, than known as "People’s Party"). İnönü was also the prime minister of the first government, but following a radical change in the structure of the government (the abolition of two critical ministries), İnönü formed his second government. In the list below, the cabinet members who served only a part of the cabinet's lifespan are shown in the column "Notes". In 1924, surnames