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)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet	Speaker Template:Small
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Müşir Gazi Mustafa Kemal Paşa, Balıkesir, 1923.png	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Template:Small	1920 (1st)	3 May 1920	24 January 1921	Template:Age in years and days	Association for Defence of National Rights	Atatürk	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk File:Müşir Gazi Mustafa Kemal Paşa, Balıkesir, 1923.png Template:Small
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:Fevzi cakmak.png	Fevzi Çakmak Template:Small	— (1st)	24 January 1921	9 July 1922	Template:Age in years and days	Association for Defence of National Rights	Çakmak I
Çakmak II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:RAUFORBAY.png	Rauf Orbay Template:Small	— (1st)	12 July 1922	4 August 1923	Template:Age in years and days	Association for Defence of National Rights	Orbay
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4	File:Ali Fethi Okyar.jpg	Fethi Okyar Template:Small	— (1st)	14 August 1923	27 October 1923	Template:Age in years and days	Association for Defence of National Rights	Okyar

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

Status

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Election Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet	President Template:Small
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1	File:Ismet Inonu portrait.jpg	İsmet İnönü Template:Small	1923 (2nd)	30 October 1923	22 November 1924	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	İnönü I	rowspan="9" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk File:Ataturk1930s.jpg Template:Small
— (2nd)			İnönü II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2	File:Ali fethi okyar prr.jpg	Fethi Okyar Template:Small	— (2nd)	22 November 1924	6 March 1925	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Okyar
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)	File:Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg	İsmet İnönü Template:Small	— (2nd)	6 March 1925	1 November 1937	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	İnönü III
1927 (3rd)			İnönü IV
— (3rd)			İnönü V
1931 (4th)			İnönü VI
1935 (5th)			İnönü VII
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 3	File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg	Celâl Bayar Template:Small	— (5th)	1 November 1937	25 January 1939	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Bayar I
— (5th)			Bayar II					rowspan="9" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	İsmet İnönü File:Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg Template:Small
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4	File:Refik Saydam.jpg	Refik Saydam Template:Small	— (5th)	25 January 1939	8 July 1942 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Saydam I
1939 (6th)			Saydam II
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 5	File:Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu.jpg	Şükrü Saracoğlu Template:Small	— (6th)	8 July 1942	7 August 1946	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Saracoğlu I
1943 (7th)			Saracoğlu II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6	File:Mehmet Recep Bey Peker.jpg	Recep Peker Template:Small	1946 (8th)	7 August 1946	9 September 1947	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Peker
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 7	File:Hasan Hüsnü Saka.jpg	Hasan Saka Template:Small	— (8th)	9 September 1947	16 January 1949	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Saka I
— (8th)			Saka II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8	File:Mehmet Şemsettin Bey Günaltay.jpg	Şemsettin Günaltay Template:Small	— (8th)	16 January 1949	22 May 1950	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Günaltay
9	File:Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg	Adnan Menderes Template:Small	1950 (9th)	22 May 1950	27 May 1960 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Democrat Party	Menderes I		Celâl Bayar File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg Template:Small
			— (9th)					Menderes II
			1954 (10th)					Menderes III
			— (10th)					Menderes IV
			1957 (11th)					Menderes V
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 10	File:Cemal Gürsel (1960).jpg	Cemal Gürsel Template:Small	—	27 May 1960	27 October 1961	Template:Age in years and days	Military	Gürsel I	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Unity Committee Template:Small
—			Gürsel II
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)	File:İsmet İnönü 1964 (cropped).jpg	İsmet İnönü Template:Small	1961 (12th)	27 October 1961	20 February 1965	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	İnönü VIII	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Cemal Gürsel File:Cemal Gürsel (1960).jpg Template:Small
— (12th)			İnönü IX
— (12th)			İnönü X
11	File:Suat Ürgüplü.jpg	Suat Hayri Ürgüplü Template:Small	— (12th)	20 February 1965	27 October 1965	Template:Age in years and days	Justice Party	Ürgüplü
12	File:Demirel 1962 cropped.jpg	Süleyman Demirel Template:Small	1965 (13th)	27 October 1965	26 March 1971Template:Efn	Template:Age in years and days	Justice Party	Demirel I
			1969 (14th)					Demirel II	rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Cevdet Sunay File:Turkse chef Generale staf (Generaal Sunay), Bestanddeelnr 916-7535 (cropped).jpg Template:Small
			— (14th)					Demirel III
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 13	File:Nihat Erim in Washington D.C (cropped).jpg	Nihat Erim Template:Small	— (14th)	26 March 1971	17 April 1972	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	Erim I
— (14th)			Erim II
14	File:President John F. Kennedy with Ferit Melen (cropped).jpg	Ferit Melen Template:Small	— (14th)	17 April 1972	15 April 1973	Template:Age in years and days	Republican Reliance Party	Melen
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 15	File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg	Naim Talu Template:Small	1973 (15th)	15 April 1973	25 January 1974	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	Talu	rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Fahri Korutürk File:Korutürk with cadets (cropped).jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 16	File:Bülent Ecevit Cropped.jpg	Bülent Ecevit Template:Small	— (15th)	25 January 1974	17 November 1974	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Ecevit I
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 17	File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg	Sadi Irmak Template:Small	— (15th)	17 November 1974	31 March 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	Irmak
(12)	File:Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg	Süleyman Demirel Template:Small	— (15th)	31 March 1975	21 June 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Justice Party	Demirel IV
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (16)	File:Bülent Ecevit Cropped.jpg	Bülent Ecevit Template:Small	1977 (16th)	21 June 1977	21 July 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Ecevit II
(12)	File:Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg	Süleyman Demirel Template:Small	— (16th)	21 July 1977	5 January 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Justice Party	Demirel V
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (16)	File:Bülent Ecevit Cropped.jpg	Bülent Ecevit Template:Small	— (16th)	5 January 1978	12 November 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Republican People's Party	Ecevit III
(12)	File:Demirel 1976 cropped.jpg	Süleyman Demirel Template:Small	— (16th)	12 November 1979	12 September 1980 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Justice Party	Demirel VI
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 18	File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg	Bülend Ulusu Template:Small	—	21 September 1980	13 December 1983	Template:Age in years and days	Military	Ulusu	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	National Security Council Template:Small
—			rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |						Kenan Evren File:Kenan Evren (cropped).png Template:Small
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 19	File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg	Turgut Özal Template:Small	1983 (17th)	13 December 1983	9 November 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Motherland Party	Özal I
1987 (18th)			Özal II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 20	File:Yildirim Akbulut (1988).jpg	Yıldırım Akbulut Template:Small	— (18th)	9 November 1989	23 June 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Motherland Party	Akbulut	rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Turgut Özal File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 21	File:Mesut Yilmaz as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg	Mesut Yılmaz Template:Small	— (18th)	23 June 1991	20 November 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Motherland Party	Yılmaz I
(12)	File:Suleyman Demirel 1998 (cropped).jpg	Süleyman Demirel Template:Small	1991 (19th)	20 November 1991	16 May 1993	Template:Age in years and days	True Path Party	Demirel VII
22	File:Turkish prime minister Tansu Çiller in Brussels.jpg	Tansu Çiller Template:Small	— (19th)	25 June 1993	6 March 1996	Template:Age in years and days	True Path Party	Çiller I		Süleyman Demirel File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg Template:Small
			— (19th)					Çiller II
			— (19th)					Çiller III
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (21)	File:Mesut Yilmaz as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg	Mesut Yılmaz Template:Small	1995 (20th)	6 March 1996	28 June 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Motherland Party	Yılmaz II
23	File:Necmettin Erbakan.jpg	Necmettin Erbakan Template:Small	— (20th)	28 June 1996	30 June 1997Template:Efn	Template:Age in years and days	Welfare Party	Erbakan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (21)	File:Mesut Yilmaz as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg	Mesut Yılmaz Template:Small	— (20th)	30 June 1997	11 January 1999	Template:Age in years and days	Motherland Party	Yılmaz III
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | (16)	File:Bülent Ecevit-Davos 2000 cropped.jpg	Bülent Ecevit Template:Small	— (20th)	11 January 1999	18 November 2002	Template:Age in years and days	Democratic Left Party	Ecevit IV
1999 (21st)			Ecevit V					rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Ahmet Necdet Sezer File:Ahmet Necdet Sezer 2006.jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 24	File:Abdullah Gül 2011-06-07.jpg	Abdullah Gül Template:Small	2002 (22nd)	18 November 2002	14 March 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Justice and Development Party	Gül
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 25	File:Recep Tayyip Erdogan.PNG	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Template:Small	— (22nd)	14 March 2003	29 August 2014	Template:Age in years and days	Justice and Development Party	Erdoğan I
2007 (23nd)			Erdoğan II					rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Abdullah Gül File:Abdullah Gül (cropped version).jpg Template:Small
2011 (24th)			Erdoğan III
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 26	File:Secretary Kerry Meets With Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu (2) (cropped).jpg	Ahmet Davutoğlu Template:Small	— (24th)	29 August 2014	24 May 2016	Template:Age in years and days	Justice and Development Party	Davutoğlu I	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan File:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2018 (cropped).jpg Template:Small
[[June 2015 Turkish general election|Template:Small 2015]] (25th)			Davutoğlu II
[[November 2015 Turkish general election|Template:Small 2015]] (26th)			Davutoğlu III
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 27	File:Portrait of Binali Yıldırım (cropped).jpg	Binali Yıldırım Template:Small	— (26th)	24 May 2016	9 July 2018	Template:Age in years and days	Justice and Development Party	Yıldırım

Timeline

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 from: 03/05/1920 till: 24/01/1921 color:CHP  text:"Mustafa Kemal Atatürk" 
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 from: 24/01/1921 till: 09/06/1922 color:CHP  text:"Fevzi Çakmak"
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 from: 12/06/1922 till: 04/08/1923 color:CHP  text:"Rauf Orbay"
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 from: 14/08/1923 till: 27/10/1923 color:CHP 
 from: 21/11/1924 till: 06/03/1925 color:CHP  text:"Ali Fethi Okyar"
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 from: 01/11/1923 till: 21/11/1924 color:CHP
 from: 06/03/1925 till: 27/09/1937 color:CHP 
 from: 20/11/1961 till: 20/02/1965 color:CHP  text:"İsmet İnönü"
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 from: 27/09/1937 till: 25/01/1939 color:CHP  text:"Celal Bayar"
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 from: 25/01/1939 till: 09/07/1942 color:CHP  text:"Refik Saydam"
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 from: 09/07/1942 till: 07/08/1946 color:CHP  text:"Şükrü Saracoğlu"
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 from: 07/08/1946 till: 09/09/1947 color:CHP  text:"Recep Peker"
bar:Saka
 from: 10/09/1947 till: 16/01/1949 color:CHP  text:"Hasan Saka"
bar:Gunaltay
 from: 16/01/1949 till: 22/05/1950 color:CHP  text:"Şemsettin Günaltay"
bar:Menderes
 from: 22/05/1950 till: 27/05/1960 color:DP   text:"Adnan Menderes"
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 from: 28/05/1960 till: 05/01/1961 color:Mil  text:"Cemal Gürsel"
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 from: 20/02/1965 till: 27/10/1965 color:Ind  text:"Suat Hayri Ürgüplü"
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 from: 21/07/1977 till: 05/01/1978 color:AP
 from: 12/11/1979 till: 20/09/1980 color:AP
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 from: 26/03/1971 till: 17/04/1972 color:Ind  text:"Nihat Erim"
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 from: 17/04/1972 till: 15/04/1973 color:RRP  text:"Ferit Melen"
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 from: 15/04/1973 till: 25/01/1974 color:Ind  text:"Naim Talu"
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 from: 25/01/1974 till: 17/11/1974 color:CHP
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 from: 05/01/1978 till: 12/11/1979 color:CHP
 from: 11/01/1999 till: 18/11/2002 color:DLP  text:"Bülent Ecevit" 
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 from: 17/11/1974 till: 31/03/1975 color:Ind  text:"Sadi Irmak"
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 from: 20/09/1980 till: 13/12/1983 color:Ind  text:"Bülend Ulusu"
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 from: 13/12/1983 till: 31/10/1989 color:ANAP text:"Özal" fontsize:10
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 from: 09/11/1989 till: 23/06/1991 color:ANAP text:"Yıldırım Akbulut" 
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 from: 18/11/2002 till: 14/03/2003 color:AKP  text:"Abdullah Gül" 
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See also

• Prime Minister of Turkey
  • List of prime ministers of Turkey by time in office
• President of Turkey
  • List of presidents of Turkey
• Vice President of Turkey
• Coalition governments in Turkey
• List of cabinets of Turkey
• List of female ministers of Turkey
• List of Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire