Prime Minister of Turkey
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey | |
|---|---|
| Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı (Turkish) | |
.svg) Former Seal of the Prime Minister | |
| Member of | Cabinet of Turkey National Security Council |
| Reports to | The Parliament |
| Residence | Prime Ministry Building (1925-1937) Prime Ministry Central Building (1937-2014) Çankaya Mansion (2014-2018) |
| Appointer | The President In accordance with voting in the Grand National Assembly |
| Term length | 5 years (same as the term of Grand National Assembly) While commanding the majority in the parliament. No term limits are imposed on the office. |
| Constituting instrument | Anayasa |
| Inaugural holder | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Ankara Government) İsmet İnönü (Republic) |
| Formation | 3 May 1920 (Ankara Government) 1 November 1923 (Republic) |
| Final holder | Binali Yıldırım |
| Abolished | 9 July 2018 |
| Website | www.basbakanlik.gov.tr |
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 Turkey portal |
The prime minister of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı) was the head of government of the Republic of Turkey from 1920 to 2018. The prime minister was the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament (Meclis) and the leader of the cabinet. The last holder of the position is Binali Yıldırım of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who took office on 24 May 2016.
History
In the Ottoman Empire, the prime minister of the Ottoman sultan held the title of Grand Vizier (Turkish: Sadrazam). After the Tanzimat period in the 19th century, the grand viziers came to assume a role more like that of the prime ministers of contemporary Western European monarchies. Later, with the Ottoman constitution of 1876, a parliament was established to oversee the prime minister, and the prime minister formed a cabinet. With the amendments to the constitution during the Second Constitutional Era, the prime minister was made answerable to the parliament rather than the sultan. Finally, with the declaration of the republic in 1923, the appointer of the prime minister became the president, instead of the sultan.
List of prime ministers
Living former prime ministers
| Prime Minister | Start | Tenure of office |
|---|---|---|
| Yıldırım Akbulut | November 15, 1935 | 1989-1991 |
| Tansu Çiller | May 24, 1946 | 1993-1996 |
| Mesut Yılmaz | November 6, 1947 | 1991, 1996, 1997-1999 |
| Abdullah Gül | October 29, 1950 | 2002-2003 |
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | February 26, 1954 | 2003-2014 |
| Ahmet Davutoğlu | February 26, 1959 | 2014-2016 |
| Binali Yıldırım | December 20, 1955 | 2016-2018 |
Longest track records
| Name | Number of days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| İsmet İnönü | 1 year, 20 days + 12 years, 205 days + 3 years, 93 days = 16 years and 318 days |
The first two periods were in the single-party period; formed 10 cabinets. |
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 11 years, 167 days | Formed three cabinets. |
| Süleyman Demirel | 5 years, 150 days + 2 years, 82 days + 168 days + 305 days + 1 year, 177 days = 10 years and 152 days |
Formed seven cabinets. |
| Adnan Menderes | 10 years, 5 days | Formed five cabinets. |
| Turgut Özal | 5 years, 322 days | Formed two cabinets. |
| Bülent Ecevit | 296 days + 20 days + 1 year, 311 days + 3 years, 311 days = 5 years and 208 days |
Formed five cabinets. |
Timeline
See also
- Air transports of heads of state and government
- Official state car
- List of prime ministers of Turkey
- President of Turkey
- Vice President of Turkey
- Constitution of Turkey
References
- ^ "Başbakanlık logosu değişti (Başbakanlığın yeni logosu)". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
External links
- ^ "Prime Minister Central Building history (Turkish)".
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