 Although the multi-party period began in 1945, the election of the Democratic Party government in May 1950 marked the first victory by a non-CHP party.The government of Adnan Menderes (1950-1960) proved very popular at first, relaxing the restrictions on Islam and presiding over a booming economy.In the latter half of the 1950s, however, the economy began to fail and the government introduced censorship laws limiting dissent.