List of prime ministers of Turkey

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 192024 January 1921266 days Independent1AtatürkI

(1920)

 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1920–1923)
2 Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950)		24 January 192119 May 19211 year, 166 days Independent2Çakmak I
19 May 19219 July 19223Çakmak II
3 Rauf Orbay
(1881–1964)		12 July 19224 August 19231 year, 23 days Independent4Orbay
4 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		14 August 192327 October 192374 days Independent5Okyar

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 19236 March 19241 year, 23 days Republican People's Party1İnönü III
(1923)		 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1923–1938)
6 March 192422 November 19242İnönü II
2 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		22 November 19246 March 1925104 days Republican People's Party3Okyar
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 6 March 19251 November 192712 years, 240 days Republican People's Party4İnönü III
1 November 192727 September 19305İnönü IVIII
(1927)
27 September 19304 May 19316İnönü V
4 May 19311 March 19357İnönü VIIV(1931)
1 March 19351 November 19378İnönü VIIV
(1935)
3 Celâl Bayar
(1883–1986)		1 November 193711 November 19381 year, 85 days Republican People's Party9Bayar I
11 November 193825 January 193910Bayar II İsmet İnönü

(1938–1950)
4 Refik Saydam
(1881–1942)		25 January 19393 April 19393 years, 164 days Republican People's Party11Saydam I
3 April 19398 July 1942
(died in office.)		12Saydam IIVI
(1939)
5 Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)		8 July 19429 March 19434 years, 29 days Republican People's Party13Saracoğlu I
9 March 19437 August 194614Saracoğlu IIVII
(1943)
6 Recep Peker
(1889–1950)		7 August 19469 September 19471 year, 33 days Republican People's Party15PekerVIII
(1946)
7 Hasan Saka
(1885–1960)		9 September 194710 June 19481 year, 128 days Republican People's Party16Saka I
10 June 194816 January 194917Saka II
8 Şemsettin Günaltay
(1883–1961)		16 January 194922 May 19501 year, 126 days Republican People's Party18Günaltay
9 Adnan Menderes
(1899–1961)		22 May 19509 March 195110 years, 5 days Democrat Party19Menderes IIX
(1950)		 Celâl Bayar

(1950–1960)
9 March 195117 May 195420Menderes II
17 May 19549 December 195521Menderes IIIX
(1954)
9 December 195525 November 195722Menderes IV
25 November 195727 May 1960[lower-alpha 1]23Menderes VXI
(1957)
10 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)		27 May 19605 January 19611 year, 152 days Martial law
by Turkish Armed Forces		24Gürsel I– National Unity Committee
(1960–1961)
5 January 196127 October 196125Gürsel II
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		27 October 196125 June 19623 years, 92 days Republican People's Party26İnönü VIIIXII
(1961)		 Cemal Gürsel

(1961–1966)
25 June 196225 December 196327İnönü IX
25 December 196320 February 196528İnönü X
11 Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
(1903–1981)		20 February 196527 October 1965249 days Independent29Ürgüplü
12 Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		27 October 19653 November 19695 years, 150 days Justice Party30Demirel IXIII
(1965)
3 November 19696 March 197031Demirel IIXIV
(1969)		 Cevdet Sunay

(1966–1973)
6 March 197026 March 1971[lower-alpha 2]32Demirel III
13 Nihat Erim
(1912–1980)		26 March 197111 December 19711 year, 22 days Independent33Erim I
11 December 197117 April 197234Erim II
14 Ferit Melen
(1906–1988)		17 April 197215 April 1973363 days Republican Reliance Party35Melen
15 Naim Talu
(1919–1998)		15 April 197325 January 1974285 days Independent36TaluXV
(1973)		 Fahri Korutürk

(1973–1980)
16 Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		25 January 197417 November 1974296 days Republican People's Party37Ecevit I
17 Sadi Irmak
(1906–1990)		17 November 197431 March 1975134 days Independent38Irmak
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		31 March 197521 June 19772 years, 82 days Justice Party39Demirel IV
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		21 June 197721 July 197730 days Republican People's Party40Ecevit IIXVI
(1977)
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		21 July 19775 January 1978168 days Justice Party41Demirel V
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		5 January 197812 November 19791 year, 311 days Republican People's Party42Ecevit III
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		12 November 197912 September 1980[lower-alpha 3]305 days Justice Party43Demirel VI
18 Bülend Ulusu
(1923–2015)		20 September 198013 December 19833 years, 84 days Martial law
by Turkish Armed Forces		44Ulusu– National Security Council
(1980–1982)
Kenan Evren

(1982–1989)
19 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)		13 December 198321 December 19875 years, 322 days Motherland Party45Özal IXVII
(1983)
21 December 19879 November 198946Özal IIXVIII
(1987)
20 Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021)		9 November 198923 June 19911 year, 226 days Motherland Party47Akbulut Turgut Özal

(1989–1993)
21 Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		23 June 199120 November 1991150 days Motherland Party48Yılmaz I
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		20 November 199116 May 19931 year, 177 days True Path Party49Demirel VIIXIX
(1991)
22 Tansu Çiller
(born 1946)		25 June 19935 October 19952 years, 255 days True Path Party50Çiller I Süleyman Demirel

(1993–2000)
5 October 199530 October 199551Çiller II
30 October 19956 March 199652Çiller III
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		6 March 199628 June 1996114 days Motherland Party53Yılmaz IIXX
(1995)
23 Necmettin Erbakan
(1926–2011)		28 June 199630 June 1997[lower-alpha 4]1 year, 2 days Welfare Party54Erbakan
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		30 June 199711 January 19991 year, 195 days Motherland Party55Yılmaz III
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		11 January 199928 May 19993 years, 311 days Democratic Left Party56Ecevit IV
28 May 199918 November 200257Ecevit VXXI
(1999)		 Ahmet Necdet Sezer

(2000–2007)
24 Abdullah Gül
(born 1950)		18 November 200214 March 2003116 days Justice and Development Party58GülXXII
(2002)
25 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954)		14 March 200329 August 200711 years, 167 days Justice and Development Party59Erdoğan I
29 August 20076 July 201160Erdoğan IIXXIII
(2007)		 Abdullah Gül

(2007–2014)
6 July 201129 August 201461Erdoğan IIIXXIV
(2011)
26 Ahmet Davutoğlu
(born 1959)		29 August 201428 August 20151 year, 269 days Justice and Development Party62Davutoğlu I Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

(2014–2018)
28 August 201517 November 201563Davutoğlu IIXXV
(Jun.2015)
17 November 201524 May 201664Davutoğlu IIIXXVI
(Nov.2015)
27 Binali Yıldırım
(born 1955)		24 May 20169 July 20182 years, 46 days Justice and Development Party65Yıldırım

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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