List of prime ministers of Turkey

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The position of Prime Minister of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. The prime minister was the head of the executive branch of the government along with the Cabinet. Following the 2017 constitutional referendum, the office of prime minister was abolished and the President became the head of the executive branch after the 2018 general election.

For a list of grand viziers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see List of Ottoman grand viziers.

List of prime ministers (1920–2018)

Heads of the Government of the Grand National Assembly (1920–1923)

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office Party Cabinet Elected Speaker
(Term)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938)		 3 May 1920 24 January 1921 266 days Independent 1 Atatürk I

(1920)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1920–1923)
2 Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950)		 24 January 1921 19 May 1921 1 year, 166 days Independent 2 Çakmak I
19 May 1921 9 July 1922 3 Çakmak II
3 Rauf Orbay
(1881–1964)		 12 July 1922 4 August 1923 1 year, 23 days Independent 4 Orbay
4 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		 14 August 1923 27 October 1923 74 days Independent 5 Okyar

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923–2018)

Status
  Denotes acting prime minister
No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office Party Cabinet Elected President
(Term)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 30 October 1923 6 March 1924 1 year, 23 days Republican People's Party 1 İnönü I II
(1923) 		Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1923–1938)
6 March 1924 22 November 1924 2 İnönü II
2 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		 22 November 1924 6 March 1925 104 days Republican People's Party 3 Okyar
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973) 		6 March 1925 1 November 1927 12 years, 240 days Republican People's Party 4 İnönü III
1 November 1927 27 September 1930 5 İnönü IV III
(1927)
27 September 1930 4 May 1931 6 İnönü V
4 May 1931 1 March 1935 7 İnönü VI IV(1931)
1 March 1935 1 November 1937 8 İnönü VII V
(1935)
3 Celâl Bayar
(1883–1986)		 1 November 1937 11 November 1938 1 year, 85 days Republican People's Party 9 Bayar I
11 November 1938 25 January 1939 10 Bayar II İsmet İnönü

(1938–1950)
4 Refik Saydam
(1881–1942)		 25 January 1939 3 April 1939 3 years, 164 days Republican People's Party 11 Saydam I
3 April 1939 8 July 1942
(died in office.)		 12 Saydam II VI
(1939)
5 Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)		 8 July 1942 9 March 1943 4 years, 29 days Republican People's Party 13 Saracoğlu I
9 March 1943 7 August 1946 14 Saracoğlu II VII
(1943)
6 Recep Peker
(1889–1950)		 7 August 1946 9 September 1947 1 year, 33 days Republican People's Party 15 Peker VIII
(1946)
7 Hasan Saka
(1885–1960)		 9 September 1947 10 June 1948 1 year, 128 days Republican People's Party 16 Saka I
10 June 1948 16 January 1949 17 Saka II
8 Şemsettin Günaltay
(1883–1961)		 16 January 1949 22 May 1950 1 year, 126 days Republican People's Party 18 Günaltay
9 Adnan Menderes
(1899–1961)		 22 May 1950 9 March 1951 10 years, 5 days Democrat Party 19 Menderes I IX
(1950) 		Celâl Bayar

(1950–1960)
9 March 1951 17 May 1954 20 Menderes II
17 May 1954 9 December 1955 21 Menderes III X
(1954)
9 December 1955 25 November 1957 22 Menderes IV
25 November 1957 27 May 1960[a] 23 Menderes V XI
(1957)
10 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)		 27 May 1960 5 January 1961 1 year, 152 days Martial law
by Turkish Armed Forces		 24 Gürsel I – National Unity Committee
(1960–1961)
5 January 1961 27 October 1961 25 Gürsel II
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 27 October 1961 25 June 1962 3 years, 92 days Republican People's Party 26 İnönü VIII XII
(1961) 		Cemal Gürsel

(1961–1966)
25 June 1962 25 December 1963 27 İnönü IX
25 December 1963 20 February 1965 28 İnönü X
11 Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
(1903–1981)		 20 February 1965 27 October 1965 249 days Independent 29 Ürgüplü
12 Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 27 October 1965 3 November 1969 5 years, 150 days Justice Party 30 Demirel I XIII
(1965)
3 November 1969 6 March 1970 31 Demirel II XIV
(1969) 		Cevdet Sunay

(1966–1973)
6 March 1970 26 March 1971[b] 32 Demirel III
13 Nihat Erim
(1912–1980)		 26 March 1971 11 December 1971 1 year, 22 days Independent 33 Erim I
11 December 1971 17 April 1972 34 Erim II
14 Ferit Melen
(1906–1988)		 17 April 1972 15 April 1973 363 days Republican Reliance Party 35 Melen
15 Naim Talu
(1919–1998)		 15 April 1973 25 January 1974 285 days Independent 36 Talu XV
(1973) 		Fahri Korutürk

(1973–1980)
16 Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 25 January 1974 17 November 1974 296 days Republican People's Party 37 Ecevit I
17 Sadi Irmak
(1906–1990)		 17 November 1974 31 March 1975 134 days Independent 38 Irmak
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 31 March 1975 21 June 1977 2 years, 82 days Justice Party 39 Demirel IV
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 21 June 1977 21 July 1977 30 days Republican People's Party 40 Ecevit II XVI
(1977)
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 21 July 1977 5 January 1978 168 days Justice Party 41 Demirel V
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 5 January 1978 12 November 1979 1 year, 311 days Republican People's Party 42 Ecevit III
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 12 November 1979 12 September 1980[c] 305 days Justice Party 43 Demirel VI
18 Bülend Ulusu
(1923–2015)		 20 September 1980 13 December 1983 3 years, 84 days Martial law
by Turkish Armed Forces		 44 Ulusu – National Security Council
(1980–1982)
Kenan Evren

(1982–1989)
19 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)		 13 December 1983 21 December 1987 5 years, 322 days Motherland Party 45 Özal I XVII
(1983)
21 December 1987 9 November 1989 46 Özal II XVIII
(1987)
20 Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021)		 9 November 1989 23 June 1991 1 year, 226 days Motherland Party 47 Akbulut Turgut Özal

(1989–1993)
21 Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 23 June 1991 20 November 1991 150 days Motherland Party 48 Yılmaz I
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 20 November 1991 16 May 1993 1 year, 177 days True Path Party 49 Demirel VII XIX
(1991)
22 Tansu Çiller
(born 1946)		 25 June 1993 5 October 1995 2 years, 255 days True Path Party 50 Çiller I Süleyman Demirel

(1993–2000)
5 October 1995 30 October 1995 51 Çiller II
30 October 1995 6 March 1996 52 Çiller III
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 6 March 1996 28 June 1996 114 days Motherland Party 53 Yılmaz II XX
(1995)
23 Necmettin Erbakan
(1926–2011)		 28 June 1996 30 June 1997[d] 1 year, 2 days Welfare Party 54 Erbakan
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 30 June 1997 11 January 1999 1 year, 195 days Motherland Party 55 Yılmaz III
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 11 January 1999 28 May 1999 3 years, 311 days Democratic Left Party 56 Ecevit IV
28 May 1999 18 November 2002 57 Ecevit V XXI
(1999) 		Ahmet Necdet Sezer

(2000–2007)
24 Abdullah Gül
(born 1950)		 18 November 2002 14 March 2003 116 days Justice and Development Party 58 Gül XXII
(2002)
25 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954)		 14 March 2003 29 August 2007 11 years, 167 days Justice and Development Party 59 Erdoğan I
29 August 2007 6 July 2011 60 Erdoğan II XXIII
(2007) 		Abdullah Gül

(2007–2014)
6 July 2011 29 August 2014 61 Erdoğan III XXIV
(2011)
26 Ahmet Davutoğlu
(born 1959)		 29 August 2014 28 August 2015 1 year, 269 days Justice and Development Party 62 Davutoğlu I Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

(2014–2018)
28 August 2015 17 November 2015 63 Davutoğlu II XXV
(Jun.2015)
17 November 2015 24 May 2016 64 Davutoğlu III XXVI
(Nov.2015)
27 Binali Yıldırım
(born 1955)		 24 May 2016 9 July 2018 2 years, 46 days Justice and Development Party 65 Yıldırım

Notes

  1. ^ Deposed in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.
  2. ^ Resigned after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum.
  3. ^ Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
  4. ^ Resigned after the 1997 Turkish military memorandum.

Timeline

Binali YıldırımAhmet DavutoğluRecep Tayyip ErdoğanAbdullah GülNecmettin ErbakanMesut YılmazTansu ÇillerYıldırım AkbulutTurgut ÖzalBülend UlusuSadi IrmakBülent EcevitBülent EcevitNaim TaluFerit MelenNihat ErimSüleyman DemirelSüleyman DemirelSuat Hayri ÜrgüplüCemal GürselAdnan MenderesŞemsettin GünaltayHasan SakaRecep PekerŞükrü SaracoğluRefik SaydamCelal Bayarİsmet İnönüİsmet İnönüAli Fethi OkyarRauf OrbayFevzi ÇakmakMustafa Kemal Atatürk

See also

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