List of Prime Ministers of Turkey Information & List of Prime Ministers of Turkey Links at HealthHaven.com

This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence.

Prime Minister must be elected by majority of votes in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey along with other members of the Cabinet.

[edit] Prime Ministers of Turkey (1920-Present)

[edit] Prime Ministers during the Turkish War of Independence (1920-1923)

#	Name	Born - Died	Took Office	Left Office	Background
1	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1881 - 1938	3 May 1920	24 January 1921	Republican People's Party^[1]
2	Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak	1876 - 1950	24 January 1921	9 July 1922	Republican People's Party
3	Hüseyin Rauf Orbay	1881 - 1964	12 July 1922	4 August 1923	Republican People's Party
4	Ali Fethi Okyar	1880 - 1943	14 August 1923	27 October 1923	Republican People's Party

[edit] Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923-Present)

#	Name	Born - Died	Took Office	Left Office	Background
1	İsmet İnönü	1884 - 1973	1 November 1923	21 November 1924	Republican People's Party
2	Ali Fethi Okyar	1880 - 1943	21 November 1924	6 March 1925	Republican People's Party
	İsmet İnönü, 2nd time	1884 - 1973	6 March 1925	27 September 1937	Republican People's Party
3	Celal Bayar	1883 - 1986	27 September 1937	25 January 1939	Republican People's Party
4	Refik Saydam	1881 - 1942	25 January 1939	8 July 1942	Republican People's Party
5	Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (acting)	1878 - 1942	8 July 1942	9 July 1942	Republican People's Party
6	Şükrü Saracoğlu	1887 - 1953	9 July 1942	7 August 1946	Republican People's Party
7	Recep Peker	1889 - 1950	7 August 1946	9 September 1947	Republican People's Party
8	Hasan Saka	1885 - 1960	10 September 1947	16 January 1949	Republican People's Party
9	Şemsettin Günaltay	1883 - 1961	16 January 1949	22 May 1950	Republican People's Party
10	Adnan Menderes	1899 - 1961	22 May 1950	27 May 1960	Democratic Party
11	Cemal Gürsel	1895 - 1966	28 May 1960	30 October 1961	Military
12	Emin Fahrettin Özdilek (acting)	1898 - 1989	30 October 1961	20 November 1961	Military
	İsmet İnönü, 3rd time	1884 - 1973	20 November 1961	21 February 1965	Republican People's Party
13	Suat Hayri Ürgüplü	1903 - 1981	21 February 1965	27 October 1965	Non-party
14	Süleyman Demirel	1924 -	27 October 1965	26 March 1971	Justice Party
15	Nihat Erim	1912 - 1980	26 March 1971	17 April 1972	Non-party
16	Ferit Melen	1906 - 1988	17 April 1972	15 April 1973	Republican Reliance Party
17	Naim Talu	1919 - 1998	15 April 1973	25 January 1974	Non-party
18	Bülent Ecevit	1925 - 2006	25 January 1974	17 November 1974	Republican People's Party
19	Sadi Irmak	1906 - 1990	17 November 1974	31 March 1975	Non-party
	Süleyman Demirel, 2nd time	1924 -	31 March 1975	21 June 1977	Justice Party
	Bülent Ecevit, 2nd time	1925 - 2006	21 June 1977	11 July 1977	Republican People's Party
	Süleyman Demirel, 3rd time	1924 -	11 July 1977	5 January 1978	Justice Party
	Bülent Ecevit, 3rd time	1925 - 2006	5 January 1978	12 November 1979	Republican People's Party
	Süleyman Demirel, 4th time	1924 -	12 November 1979	12 September 1980	Justice Party
20	Bülend Ulusu	1923 -	20 September 1980	13 December 1983	Military
21	Turgut Özal	1927 - 1993	13 December 1983	31 October 1989	Motherland Party
22	Ali Bozer (acting)	1925 -	31 October 1989	9 November 1989	Motherland Party
23	Yıldırım Akbulut	1935 -	9 November 1989	23 June 1991	Motherland Party
24	Mesut Yılmaz	1947 -	23 June 1991	20 November 1991	Motherland Party
	Süleyman Demirel, 5th time	1924 -	20 November 1991	16 May 1993	True Path Party
25	Erdal Inönü (acting)	1926 - 2007	16 May 1993	25 June 1993	Social Democratic People's Party
26	Tansu Çiller	1946 -	25 June 1993	6 March 1996	True Path Party
	Mesut Yılmaz, 2nd time	1947 -	6 March 1996	28 June 1996	Motherland Party
27	Necmettin Erbakan	1926 -	28 June 1996	30 June 1997	Welfare Party
	Mesut Yılmaz, 3rd time	1947 -	30 June 1997	11 January 1999	Motherland Party
	Bülent Ecevit, 4th time	1925 - 2006	11 January 1999	18 November 2002	Democratic Left Party
28	Abdullah Gül	1950 -	18 November 2002	14 March 2003	Justice and Development Party
29	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	1954 -	14 March 2003	Present	Justice and Development Party