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This is a chronological
list of Prime Ministers of TurkeyThe Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....
, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the
Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
. The Prime Minister is also the head of the Executive Branch of the government along with the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister must be elected by majority of votes in the
Grand National Assembly of TurkeyThe Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...
along with other members of the
CabinetThe Cabinet of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister...
.The Prime Minister governs Turkey since 1960.
Prime Ministers during the Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
(1920–1923)
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Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
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3 May 1920 |
24 January 1921 |
Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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Fevzi Çakmak Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish soldier , politician. Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, National Defence Minister, Prime minister of Ankara government, the second Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Grand National Assembly and the first Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of...
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24 January 1921 |
19 May 1921 |
Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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19 May 1921 |
9 July 1922 |
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Rauf Orbay Hüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer and statesman, born in Istanbul.As an officer in the Ottoman Navy, he achieved fame for his actions as the captain of the cruiser Hamidiye during the First Balkan War...
(1881–1964) |
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12 July 1922 |
4 August 1923 |
Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) |
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14 August 1923 |
27 October 1923 |
Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923–Present)
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| rowspan=2|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=2| || 1923 || 1 November 1923 || 6 March 1924 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 1. İnönü I
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|| – || 6 March 1924 || 21 November 1924 || 2. İnönü II
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| Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) || || – || 21 November 1924 || 6 March 1925 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 3. Okyar
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| rowspan=5| İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=5| || – || 6 March 1925 || 27 September 1937 || rowspan=5| Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 4. İnönü III
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|| – || 6 March 1924 || 1 November 1927 || 5. İnönü IV
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|| 1927 || 1 November 1927 || 4 May 1931 || 6. İnönü V
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|| 1931 || 4 May 1931 || 1 March 1935 || 7. İnönü VI
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|| 1935 || 1 March 1935 || 27 October 1937 || 8. İnönü VII
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| rowspan=2|Celal BayarCelâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...
(1883–1986) || rowspan=2|
|| – || 27 September 1937 || 11 November 1938 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 9. Bayar I
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|| – || 11 November 1938 || 25 January 1939 || 10. Bayar II
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| rowspan=2|Refik SaydamDr. Refik Ibrahim Saydam was the 4th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 25 January 1939 to 8 July 1942.-Biography:...
(1881–1942) || rowspan=2| || – || 25 January 1939 || 3 April 1939 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 11. Saydam I
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|| 1939 || 3 April 1939 || 8 July 1942 || 12. Saydam II
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| Ahmet Fikri TüzerAhmet Fikri Tüzer was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey for one day from 8 July 1942 to 9 July 1942 representing the Republican People's Party....
(acting)
(1878–1942) || 
|| – || 8 July 1942 || 9 July 1942 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| –
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| rowspan=2|Şükrü SaracoğluMehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu was a Turkish politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey. He was also the chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K. for 16 years between 1934-1950, including his time as prime minister as well.-Biography:...
(1887–1953) || rowspan=2| || – || 9 July 1942 || 9 March 1943 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 13. Saracoğlu I
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|| 1943 || 9 March 1943 || 7 August 1946 || 14. Saracoğlu II
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| Recep PekerRecep Peker , aka Mehmet Recep Peker, was a Turkish officer and politician. He served as various government ministers and finally as the prime minister.- Early life :...
(1889–1950)|| || 1946General elections were held in Turkey on 21 July 1946, the first multi-party elections in the country's history. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 395 of the 465 seats.-Results:...
|| 7 August 1946 || 9 September 1947 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 15. Peker
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| rowspan=2|Hasan SakaHasan Saka was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Political career:...
(1885–1960) || rowspan=2| || – || 10 September 1947 || 10 June 1948 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 16. Saka I
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|| – || 10 June 1948 || 16 January 1949 || 17. Saka II
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! style="background:#D40000; color:white;"| 8
| Şemsettin GünaltayMehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey.-Biography:He was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Empire...
(1883–1961) || 
|| – || 16 January 1949 || 22 May 1950 ||Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 18. Günaltay
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| rowspan=5|Adnan MenderesAdnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
(1899–1961) || rowspan=5| || 1950General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 408 of the 487 seats.-Results:...
|| 22 May 1950 || 27 May 1960 || rowspan=5|Democratic Party || 19. Menderes I
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|| – || 22 May 1950 || 17 May 1954 || 20. Menderes II
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|| 1954General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 490 of the 535 seats. Voter turnout was 88.6%.-Results:...
|| 17 May 1954 || 9 December 1955 || 21. Menderes III
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|| – || 9 December 1955 || 25 November 1957 || 22. Menderes IV
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|| 1957General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.-Results:...
|| 25 November 1957 || 27 May 1960 || 23. Menderes V
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| rowspan=2|Cemal GürselCemal Gürsel , was a Turkish army officer, and the fourth President of Turkey.- Early life :He was born in the city of Erzurum to the Turkish parents as the son of an Ottoman Army officer, Abidin Bey, the grandson of Ibrahim and the great-grandson of Haci Ahmad...
(1895–1966) || rowspan=2| || – || 28 May 1960 || 5 January 1961 || rowspan=2|MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| 24. Gürsel I
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|| – || 5 January 1961 || 7 October 1961 || 25. Gürsel II
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| Emin ÖzdilekEmin Özdilek was a military officer and politician. He served as acting Prime Minister of Turkey in 1961.-Military career:Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence, including in the...
(acting)
(1898–1989) || || – || 30 October 1961 || 20 November 1961 || MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| –
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| rowspan=3|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=3| || 1961General elections were held in Turkey on 15 October 1961. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.-Results:...
|| 20 November 1961 || 25 June 1962 || rowspan=3|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 26. İnönü
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|| – || 25 June 1962 || 25 December 1963 || 27. İnönü IX
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|| – || 25 December 1963 || 20 February 1965 || 28. İnönü X
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| Suat Hayri ÜrgüplüAli Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish political figure. He served a brief term as prime minister of Turkey in 1965.-Biography:...
(1903–1981) ||
This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of TurkeyThe Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....
, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
. The Prime Minister is also the head of the Executive Branch of the government along with the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister must be elected by majority of votes in the Grand National Assembly of TurkeyThe Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...
along with other members of the CabinetThe Cabinet of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister...
.The Prime Minister governs Turkey since 1960.
Prime Ministers during the Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
(1920–1923)
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! style="background:#D40000; color:white;"| 1
| Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
(1881–1938) || || || 3 May 1920 || 24 January 1921 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| rowspan=2|Fevzi ÇakmakMustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish soldier , politician. Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, National Defence Minister, Prime minister of Ankara government, the second Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Grand National Assembly and the first Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of...
(1876–1950) || rowspan=2| || || 24 January 1921 || 19 May 1921 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| || 19 May 1921 || 9 July 1922
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! style="background:#D40000; color:white;"| 3
| Rauf OrbayHüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer and statesman, born in Istanbul.As an officer in the Ottoman Navy, he achieved fame for his actions as the captain of the cruiser Hamidiye during the First Balkan War...
(1881–1964) || || || 12 July 1922 || 4 August 1923 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) || || || 14 August 1923 || 27 October 1923 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923–Present)
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| rowspan=2|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=2| || 1923 || 1 November 1923 || 6 March 1924 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 1. İnönü I
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|| – || 6 March 1924 || 21 November 1924 || 2. İnönü II
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! style="background:#D40000; color:white;"| 2
| Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) || || – || 21 November 1924 || 6 March 1925 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 3. Okyar
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| rowspan=5| İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=5| || – || 6 March 1925 || 27 September 1937 || rowspan=5| Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 4. İnönü III
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|| – || 6 March 1924 || 1 November 1927 || 5. İnönü IV
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|| 1927 || 1 November 1927 || 4 May 1931 || 6. İnönü V
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|| 1931 || 4 May 1931 || 1 March 1935 || 7. İnönü VI
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|| 1935 || 1 March 1935 || 27 October 1937 || 8. İnönü VII
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| rowspan=2|Celal BayarCelâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...
(1883–1986) || rowspan=2| || – || 27 September 1937 || 11 November 1938 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 9. Bayar I
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|| – || 11 November 1938 || 25 January 1939 || 10. Bayar II
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| rowspan=2|Refik SaydamDr. Refik Ibrahim Saydam was the 4th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 25 January 1939 to 8 July 1942.-Biography:...
(1881–1942) || rowspan=2| || – || 25 January 1939 || 3 April 1939 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 11. Saydam I
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|| 1939 || 3 April 1939 || 8 July 1942 || 12. Saydam II
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! style="background:#D40000; color:white;"| —
| Ahmet Fikri TüzerAhmet Fikri Tüzer was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey for one day from 8 July 1942 to 9 July 1942 representing the Republican People's Party....
(acting)
(1878–1942) || || – || 8 July 1942 || 9 July 1942 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| –
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| rowspan=2|Şükrü SaracoğluMehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu was a Turkish politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey. He was also the chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K. for 16 years between 1934-1950, including his time as prime minister as well.-Biography:...
(1887–1953) || rowspan=2| || – || 9 July 1942 || 9 March 1943 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 13. Saracoğlu I
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|| 1943 || 9 March 1943 || 7 August 1946 || 14. Saracoğlu II
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| Recep PekerRecep Peker , aka Mehmet Recep Peker, was a Turkish officer and politician. He served as various government ministers and finally as the prime minister.- Early life :...
(1889–1950)|| || 1946General elections were held in Turkey on 21 July 1946, the first multi-party elections in the country's history. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 395 of the 465 seats.-Results:...
|| 7 August 1946 || 9 September 1947 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 15. Peker
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| rowspan=2|Hasan SakaHasan Saka was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Political career:...
(1885–1960) || rowspan=2| || – || 10 September 1947 || 10 June 1948 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 16. Saka I
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|| – || 10 June 1948 || 16 January 1949 || 17. Saka II
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| Şemsettin GünaltayMehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey.-Biography:He was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Empire...
(1883–1961) || || – || 16 January 1949 || 22 May 1950 ||Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 18. Günaltay
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| rowspan=5|Adnan MenderesAdnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
(1899–1961) || rowspan=5| || 1950General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 408 of the 487 seats.-Results:...
|| 22 May 1950 || 27 May 1960 || rowspan=5|Democratic Party || 19. Menderes I
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|| – || 22 May 1950 || 17 May 1954 || 20. Menderes II
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|| 1954General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 490 of the 535 seats. Voter turnout was 88.6%.-Results:...
|| 17 May 1954 || 9 December 1955 || 21. Menderes III
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|| – || 9 December 1955 || 25 November 1957 || 22. Menderes IV
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|| 1957General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.-Results:...
|| 25 November 1957 || 27 May 1960 || 23. Menderes V
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| rowspan=2|Cemal GürselCemal Gürsel , was a Turkish army officer, and the fourth President of Turkey.- Early life :He was born in the city of Erzurum to the Turkish parents as the son of an Ottoman Army officer, Abidin Bey, the grandson of Ibrahim and the great-grandson of Haci Ahmad...
(1895–1966) || rowspan=2| || – || 28 May 1960 || 5 January 1961 || rowspan=2|MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| 24. Gürsel I
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|| – || 5 January 1961 || 7 October 1961 || 25. Gürsel II
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| Emin ÖzdilekEmin Özdilek was a military officer and politician. He served as acting Prime Minister of Turkey in 1961.-Military career:Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence, including in the...
(acting)
(1898–1989) || || – || 30 October 1961 || 20 November 1961 || MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
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| rowspan=3|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=3| || 1961General elections were held in Turkey on 15 October 1961. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.-Results:...
|| 20 November 1961 || 25 June 1962 || rowspan=3|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 26. İnönü
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|| – || 25 June 1962 || 25 December 1963 || 27. İnönü IX
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|| – || 25 December 1963 || 20 February 1965 || 28. İnönü X
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| Suat Hayri ÜrgüplüAli Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish political figure. He served a brief term as prime minister of Turkey in 1965.-Biography:...
(1903–1981) ||
This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of TurkeyThe Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....
, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
. The Prime Minister is also the head of the Executive Branch of the government along with the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister must be elected by majority of votes in the Grand National Assembly of TurkeyThe Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...
along with other members of the CabinetThe Cabinet of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister...
.The Prime Minister governs Turkey since 1960.
Prime Ministers during the Turkish War of IndependenceThe Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
(1920–1923)
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| Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
(1881–1938) || || || 3 May 1920 || 24 January 1921 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| rowspan=2|Fevzi ÇakmakMustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish soldier , politician. Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, National Defence Minister, Prime minister of Ankara government, the second Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Grand National Assembly and the first Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of...
(1876–1950) || rowspan=2| || || 24 January 1921 || 19 May 1921 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| Rauf OrbayHüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer and statesman, born in Istanbul.As an officer in the Ottoman Navy, he achieved fame for his actions as the captain of the cruiser Hamidiye during the First Balkan War...
(1881–1964) || || || 12 July 1922 || 4 August 1923 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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| Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) || || || 14 August 1923 || 27 October 1923 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923–Present)
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| rowspan=2|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=2| || 1923 || 1 November 1923 || 6 March 1924 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 1. İnönü I
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| Ali Fethi OkyarAli Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire...
(1880–1943) || || – || 21 November 1924 || 6 March 1925 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 3. Okyar
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| rowspan=5| İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=5| || – || 6 March 1925 || 27 September 1937 || rowspan=5| Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 4. İnönü III
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|| – || 6 March 1924 || 1 November 1927 || 5. İnönü IV
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|| 1927 || 1 November 1927 || 4 May 1931 || 6. İnönü V
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|| 1931 || 4 May 1931 || 1 March 1935 || 7. İnönü VI
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|| 1935 || 1 March 1935 || 27 October 1937 || 8. İnönü VII
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| rowspan=2|Celal BayarCelâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...
(1883–1986) || rowspan=2| || – || 27 September 1937 || 11 November 1938 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 9. Bayar I
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| rowspan=2|Refik SaydamDr. Refik Ibrahim Saydam was the 4th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey from 25 January 1939 to 8 July 1942.-Biography:...
(1881–1942) || rowspan=2| || – || 25 January 1939 || 3 April 1939 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 11. Saydam I
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|| 1939 || 3 April 1939 || 8 July 1942 || 12. Saydam II
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| Ahmet Fikri TüzerAhmet Fikri Tüzer was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey for one day from 8 July 1942 to 9 July 1942 representing the Republican People's Party....
(acting)
(1878–1942) || || – || 8 July 1942 || 9 July 1942 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| –
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| rowspan=2|Şükrü SaracoğluMehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu was a Turkish politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey. He was also the chairman of Fenerbahçe S.K. for 16 years between 1934-1950, including his time as prime minister as well.-Biography:...
(1887–1953) || rowspan=2| || – || 9 July 1942 || 9 March 1943 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 13. Saracoğlu I
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| Recep PekerRecep Peker , aka Mehmet Recep Peker, was a Turkish officer and politician. He served as various government ministers and finally as the prime minister.- Early life :...
(1889–1950)|| || 1946General elections were held in Turkey on 21 July 1946, the first multi-party elections in the country's history. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 395 of the 465 seats.-Results:...
|| 7 August 1946 || 9 September 1947 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 15. Peker
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| rowspan=2|Hasan SakaHasan Saka was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Political career:...
(1885–1960) || rowspan=2| || – || 10 September 1947 || 10 June 1948 || rowspan=2|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 16. Saka I
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| Şemsettin GünaltayMehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey.-Biography:He was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Empire...
(1883–1961) || || – || 16 January 1949 || 22 May 1950 ||Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 18. Günaltay
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| rowspan=5|Adnan MenderesAdnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
(1899–1961) || rowspan=5| || 1950General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 408 of the 487 seats.-Results:...
|| 22 May 1950 || 27 May 1960 || rowspan=5|Democratic Party || 19. Menderes I
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|| – || 22 May 1950 || 17 May 1954 || 20. Menderes II
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|| 1954General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 490 of the 535 seats. Voter turnout was 88.6%.-Results:...
|| 17 May 1954 || 9 December 1955 || 21. Menderes III
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|| 25 November 1957 || 27 May 1960 || 23. Menderes V
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| rowspan=2|Cemal GürselCemal Gürsel , was a Turkish army officer, and the fourth President of Turkey.- Early life :He was born in the city of Erzurum to the Turkish parents as the son of an Ottoman Army officer, Abidin Bey, the grandson of Ibrahim and the great-grandson of Haci Ahmad...
(1895–1966) || rowspan=2| || – || 28 May 1960 || 5 January 1961 || rowspan=2|MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| 24. Gürsel I
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| Emin ÖzdilekEmin Özdilek was a military officer and politician. He served as acting Prime Minister of Turkey in 1961.-Military career:Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence, including in the...
(acting)
(1898–1989) || || – || 30 October 1961 || 20 November 1961 || MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| –
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| rowspan=3|İsmet İnönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
(1884–1973) || rowspan=3| || 1961General elections were held in Turkey on 15 October 1961. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party, which won 173 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 81.4%.-Results:...
|| 20 November 1961 || 25 June 1962 || rowspan=3|Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 26. İnönü
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|| – || 25 June 1962 || 25 December 1963 || 27. İnönü IX
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|| – || 25 December 1963 || 20 February 1965 || 28. İnönü X
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| Suat Hayri ÜrgüplüAli Suat Hayri Ürgüplü was a Turkish political figure. He served a brief term as prime minister of Turkey in 1965.-Biography:...
(1903–1981) ||
|| – || 20 February 1965 || 27 October 1965 || Non-party || 29. Ürgüplü
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Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
(1924– ) || rowspan=3|
|| – || 27 October 1965 || 3 November 1969 || rowspan=3|Justice PartyThe Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
|| 30. Demirel I
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|| 3 November 1969 || 6 March 1970 || 31. Demirel II
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| rowspan=2|Nihat ErimIsmail Nihat Erim was a Turkish politician and jurist. Nihat Erim was born in Kandıra to Raif Erim and Macide Erim. He served as the prime minister of Turkey from 1971 until 1972, for almost 14 months...
(1912–1980) || rowspan=2| || – || 26 March 1971 || 11 December 1971 || rowspan=2|Non-party || 33. Erim I
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| Ferit MelenFerit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:After finishing the high school in Bursa, he obtained a degree in finance from the School of Political Science at Ankara University in 1931...
(1906–1988) || || – || 17 April 1972 || 15 April 1973 || Republican Reliance Party- Background :Republican People's Party which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923 was the oldest party in Turkey. The ideology of the party was Kemalism with strong emphasis on Laïcité. Bülent Ecevit, the secretary general of CHP after 1966 however, began introducing...
|| 35. Melen
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| Naim TaluMehmet Naim Talu was a Turkish economist, banker, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:...
(1919–1998) || || – || 15 April 1973 || 25 January 1974 || Non-party || 36. Talu
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| Bülent EcevitMustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
(1925–2006) || 
|| 1973General elections were held in Turkey on 14 October 1973. The result was a victory for the Republican People's Party , who won 185 of the 450 seats. Voter turnout was 66.8%....
|| 25 January 1974 || 17 November 1974 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 37. Ecevit I
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| Sadi IrmakMahmut Sadi Irmak, was a Turkish academics in physiology, politician and former Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:...
(1906–1990) || || – || 17 November 1974 || 31 March 1975 || Non-party || 38. Irmak
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| Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
(1924– ) || || – || 31 March 1975 || 21 June 1977 || Justice PartyThe Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
|| 39. Demirel IV
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| Bülent EcevitMustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
(1925–2006) || || 1977General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right wing party AP and the left wing party CHP. With the charismatic leadership of Bülent Ecevit, CHP managed to beat one of the symbol figures of the conservative politics of...
|| 21 June 1977 || 21 July 1977 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 40. Ecevit II
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| Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
(1924– ) || || – || 21 July 1977 || 5 January 1978 || Justice PartyThe Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
|| 41. Demirel V
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| Bülent EcevitMustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
(1925–2006) || || – || 5 January 1978 || 12 November 1979 || Republican People's PartyThe Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
|| 42. Ecevit III
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| Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
(1924– ) || || – || 12 November 1979 || 12 September 1980 || Justice PartyThe Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
|| 43. Demirel VI
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| Bülend UlusuSaim Bülend Ulusu was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the September 12, 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.-Biography:...
(1923– ) || || – || 20 September 1980 || 13 December 1983 || MilitaryThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
|| 44. Ulusu
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| rowspan=2|Turgut ÖzalHalil Turgut Özal was Prime Minister of Turkey and President of Turkey . As Prime Minister, he transformed the economy of Turkey by paving the way for the privatization of many state enterprises.-Early life and career:...
(1927–1993) || rowspan=2| || 1983General elections were held in Turkey on 6 November 1983, the first since 1977 because the democratic rights were abandoned after the military coup of 1980. The National Security Council banned the previous political partied from participating, leading to the establishment of new parties...
|| 13 December 1983 || 21 December 1987 || rowspan=2|Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| 45. Özal I
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|| 1987General elections were held in Turkey on 29 October 1987. This election is important for two events; the Military junta's restrictions on former politicians were lifted so they joined to the political scene again, whilst the Motherland Party retained its majority in the parliament by losing votes...
|| 21 December 1987 || 31 October 1989 || 46. Özal II
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| Ali BozerAli Husrev Bozer is a Turkish politician and academic of commercial law.-Biography:A member of the Motherland Party , he served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Turgut Özal's and Yıldırım Akbulut's cabinets and was Minister of Foreign Affairs.Additionally, he has a grand daughter named Esra...
(acting)
(1925– ) || || – || 31 October 1989 || 9 November 1989 || Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| –
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| Yıldırım AkbulutYıldırım Akbulut is a Turkish politician, who was a leader of the Anavatan Partisi , a former Prime Minister of Turkey and twice the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.-Biography:...
(1935– ) || || – || 9 November 1989 || 23 June 1991 || Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| 47. Akbulut
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| Mesut YılmazAhmet Mesut Yılmaz is the former leader of the Motherland Party and was the Turkish prime minister in the 1990s.Mesut Yılmaz was a rising star in the Motherland Party of Turgut Özal, representing the Black Sea province of Rize in the parliament and serving as tourism minister in Ozal's cabinet...
(1947– ) || || – || 23 June 1991 || 20 November 1991 || Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| 48. Yılmaz I
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| Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
(1924– ) || || 1991General elections were held in Turkey on 20 October 1991. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader, Turgut Özal, who had become Turkish president two years previously. The result was a swing against Özal's former party in favour of its fierce...
|| 20 November 1991 || 16 May 1993 || True Path Party || 49. Demirel VII
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| Erdal İnönüErdal İnönü was a Turkish physicist and politician. He was the son of Turkey's second president İsmet İnönü...
(acting)
(1926–2007) || || – || 16 May 1993 || 25 June 1993 || Social Democratic Populist PartyThe Social Democratic Populist Party was the name of a former Turkish left social-democratic party, which resulted from the fusion, in 1985, of the Social Democracy Party of Erdal İnönü and the People's Party of Aydın Güven Gürkan, both founded in 1983 with the return to democracy after the...
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| rowspan=3|Tansu ÇillerTansu Penbe Çiller is a Turkish economist and politician. She was Turkey's first and only female Prime Minister.- Early career :She is the daughter of a Turkish governor of Bilecik province during the 1950s. She graduated from the School of Economics at Robert College after finishing the American...
(1946– ) || rowspan=3| || – || 25 June 1993 || 5 October 1995 || rowspan=3|True Path Party || 50. Çiller I
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|| – || 5 October 1995 || 30 October 1995 || 51. Çiller II
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|| – || 30 October 1995 || 6 March 1996 || 52. Çiller III
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| Mesut YılmazAhmet Mesut Yılmaz is the former leader of the Motherland Party and was the Turkish prime minister in the 1990s.Mesut Yılmaz was a rising star in the Motherland Party of Turgut Özal, representing the Black Sea province of Rize in the parliament and serving as tourism minister in Ozal's cabinet...
(1947– ) || || – || 6 March 1996 || 28 June 1996 || Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| 53. Yılmaz II
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| Necmettin ErbakanNecmettin Erbakan was a Turkish engineer, academic, politician , who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 until 1997. He was Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister...
(1926–2011) || 
|| 1995Turkey's 13th general election was held on Sunday December 24, 1995, triggered after the newly reformed Republican People's Party withdrew from a coalition with the True Path Party...
|| 28 June 1996 || 30 June 1997 || Welfare PartyThe Welfare Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, Milli Nizam Partisi and Milli Selamet Partisi , which were banned from politics...
|| 54. Erbakan
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| Mesut YılmazAhmet Mesut Yılmaz is the former leader of the Motherland Party and was the Turkish prime minister in the 1990s.Mesut Yılmaz was a rising star in the Motherland Party of Turgut Özal, representing the Black Sea province of Rize in the parliament and serving as tourism minister in Ozal's cabinet...
(1947– ) || || – || 30 June 1997 || 11 January 1999 || Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...
|| 55. Yılmaz III
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| rowspan=2|Bülent EcevitMustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
(1925–2006) || rowspan=2| || – || 11 January 1999 || 28 May 1999 || rowspan=2|Democratic Left PartyThe Democratic Left Party is a Turkish political party founded on November 14, 1985, by Rahşan Ecevit.-1985-1999:The DSP, a social democratic oriented party, was registered on November 14, 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, as he was banned from political life after the 1980 coup...
|| 56. Ecevit IV
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|| 1999Turkey's 14th general election was held on Sunday April 18, 1999 and was the first election in Turkish history to combine local, council and parliamentary elections on the same day. Bülent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party , soaring in popularity after the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan,...
|| 28 May 1999 || 18 November 2002 || 57. Ecevit V
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| Abdullah GülDr. Abdullah Gül, GCB is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002-03, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-07....
(1950– ) || || 2002Turkey's 15th general election was held on November 3, 2002 following the collapse of the DSP-MHP-ANAP coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. It was won by the Justice and Development Party , led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, producing a crushing majority in spite of their winning just 34.3% of the national vote...
|| 18 November 2002 || 14 March 2003 || Justice and Development PartyThe Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
|| 58. GülThe cabinet of Abdullah Gül took office on November 19, 2002. He succeeded to the fifth government of Bülent Ecevit.After the Justice and Development Party became the biggest party in the general elections of 2002, its leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could not be Prime Minister because of its previous...
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| rowspan=3|Recep Tayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
(1954– ) || rowspan=3| || – || 14 March 2003 || 29 August 2007 || rowspan=3|Justice and Development PartyThe Justice and Development Party , abbreviated JDP in English and AK PARTİ or AKP in Turkish, is a centre-right political party in Turkey. The party is the largest in Turkey, with 327 members of parliament...
|| 59. Erdoğan I
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|| 2007Turkey's 16th general election was held on July 22, 2007 and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party...
|| 29 August 2007 || 13 June 2011 || 60. Erdoğan II
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|| 2011Turkey's 17th general election was held on 12 June 2011 to elect 550 new members of Grand National Assembly. They were Turkey's first non-early elections in 34 years.-Background:...
|| 13 June 2011 || Incumbent || 61. Erdoğan IIIThe Cabinet Erdoğan III is the current government of Turkey, during the 24th parliamentary term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The cabinet succeeded the second Erdoğan cabinet following the 2011 Election.-New cabinet structure:...
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