List of Prime Ministers of Turkey
This is a chronological list of the
Prime Ministers of the
Republic of Turkey. Turkish governments have frequently been formed out of coalitions - in such cases, the Prime Minister's party has been listed.
#Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: (
May 3, 1920 -
January 24, 1921)
#Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak: (
January 24, 1921 -
July 9, 1922)
#Hüseyin Rauf Orbay: (
July 12, 1922 -
October 27, 1923)
Turkish Republic
| Key:
>bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | CHP |
| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | DP
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | AP
| bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | ANAP
| bgcolor="#FFCCFF" | DYP
| bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | RP
| bgcolor="#CCFFFF" | DSP
| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | AKP
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Non-Civilian/Caretaker Government
| Name
|
Took Office
|
Left Office
|
Leading Party
|
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|1
|İsmet İnönü| 1 November1923
|
22 November1924
|
Republican People's Party
|
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|2
|Ali Fethi Okyar
|22 November1924
|3 March1925
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|
|İsmet İnönü, 2nd time
|4 March1925
|25 October1937
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|3
|Celal Bayar| 25 October1937
|
25 January1939
|
Republican People's Party
|
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|4
|Refik Saydam
|25 January1939
|8 July1942
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|5
|Ahmet Fikri Tüzer
|8 July1942
|9 July1942
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|6
|Şükrü Saracoğlu
|9 July1942
|7 August1946
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|7
|Mehmet Recep Peker
|7 August1946
|10 September1947
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|8
|Hasan Saka
|10 September1947
|16 January1949
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|9
|Şemsettin Günaltay
|16 January1949
|22 May1950
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|10
|Adnan Menderes| 22 May1950
|
27 May1960
|
Democratic Party
|
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|11
|Cemal Gürsel| 27 May1960
|
27 October1961
|
Non-Civilian
|
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|12
|Emin Fahrettin Özdilek
|27 October1961
|20 November1961
|Non-Civilian
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|
|İsmet İnönü, 3rd time
|20 November1961
|20 February1965
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|13
|Suad Hayri Ürgüplü
|20 February1965
|27 October1965
|Justice Party
bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|14
|Süleyman Demirel| 27 October1965
|
26 March1971
|
Justice Party
|
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|15
|Nihat Erim| 26 March1971
|
22 May1972
|
National Unity coalition
|
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|16
|Ferit Melen
|22 May1972
|15 April1973
|Caretaker
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|17
|Naim Talu
|15 April1973
|26 January1974
|Caretaker
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|18
|Bülent Ecevit| 26 January1974
|
17 November1974
|
Republican People's Party
|
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|19
|Sadi Irmak
|17 November1974
|31 March1975
|Caretaker
bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|
|Süleyman Demirel, 2nd time
|31 March1975
|21 June1977
|Justice Party
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|
|Bülent Ecevit, 2nd time
|21 June1977
|21 July1977
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|
|Süleyman Demirel, 3rd time
|21 July1977
|5 January1978
|AP
bgcolor=#FFE8E8
|
|Bülent Ecevit, 3rd time
|5 January1978
|12 November1979
|Republican People's Party
bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|
|Süleyman Demirel, 4th time
|12 November1979
|12 September1980
|Justice Party
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|20
|Bülent Ulusu
|21 September1980
|13 December1983
|Non-Civilian
bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|21
|Turgut Özal| 13 December1983
|
9 November1989
|
Motherland Party
|
bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|22
|Yıldırım Akbulut
|9 November1989
|23 June1991
|Motherland Party
bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|23
|Mesut Yılmaz| 23 June1991
|
20 November1991
|
Motherland Party
|
bgcolor=#FFCCFF
|
|Süleyman Demirel, 5th time
|20 November1991
|16 March1993
|True Path Party
bgcolor=#FFCCFF
|24
|Tansu Çiller| 25 June1993
|
6 March1996
|
True Path Party
|
bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|
|Mesut Yılmaz, 2nd time
|6 March1996
|28 June1996
|Motherland Party
bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|25
|Necmettin Erbakan| 28 June1996
|
30 June1997
|
Welfare Party
|
bgcolor=#FFFFCC
|
|Mesut Yılmaz, 3rd time
|30 June1997
|11 January1999
|Motherland Party
bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|
|Bülent Ecevit, 4th time
|11 January1999
|28 May1999
|Caretaker
bgcolor=#CCFFFF
|
|Bülent Ecevit, continued
|28 May1999
|19 November2002
|Democratic Left Party
bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|26
|Abdullah Gül| 19 November2002
|
12 March2003
|
Justice and Development Party
|
bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|27
|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan| 12 March2003
|
in office
|
Justice and Development Party
|
- Interior Minister Ahmet Fikri Tüzer served 12th Government for one day as Prime Minster before the 13th Government was established under Şükrü Saracoğlu on July 9th 1942.
| Key:
>bgcolor="#FFE8E8" | CHP |
| bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | DP
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | AP
| bgcolor="#FFFFCC" | ANAP
| bgcolor="#FFCCFF" | DYP
| bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | RP
| bgcolor="#CCFFFF" | DSP
| bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | AKP
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Non-Civilian/Caretaker Government
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