Cabinet of Turkey

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The cabinet (Council of Ministers) of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The cabinet is the executive power and is responsible for the management of the state.

[edit] Current Cabinet Ministers

Current cabinet is the 60th cabinet of Turkey and was established on August 29, 2007.

Office Incumbent Since Party
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan March 14, 2003 AKP
Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek August 29, 2007 AKP
Deputy Prime Minister Hayati Yazıcı August 29, 2007 AKP
Deputy Prime Minister Nazım Ekren August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of State Mehmet Aydın November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of State Murat Başesgioğlu August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of State Kürşad Tüzmen November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of State Nimet Çubukçu March 14, 2003 AKP
Ministry of State Mehmet Şimşek August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of State Mustafa Said Yazıcıoğlu August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of National Defence Mehmet Vecdi Gönül November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of Interior Beşir Atalay August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Finance Kemal Unakıtan November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of National Education Hüseyin Çelik March 14, 2003 AKP
Ministry of Public Works and Housing Faruk Nafız Özak March 14, 2003 AKP
Ministry of Health Recep Akdağ November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of Transportation Binali Yıldırım November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of Agriculture Mehmet Mehdi Eker March 14, 2003 AKP
Ministry of Working and Social Security Faruk Çelik August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Industry and Commerce Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Mehmet Hilmi Güler November 18, 2002 AKP
Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay August 29, 2007 AKP
Ministry of Environment and Forest Veysel Eroğlu August 29, 2007 AKP

[edit] Previous Cabinets

No Prime Minister In Office Period
59 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 14.03.2003 - 29.08.2007
58 Abdullah Gül 18.11.2002 - 11.03.2003
57 Mustafa Bülent Ecevit 18.11.2002 - 28.05.1999
56 Mustafa Bülent Ecevit 11.01.1999 - 28.05.1999
55 Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz 30.06.1997 - 11.01.1999
54 Necmettin Erbakan 28.06.1996 - 30.06.1997
53 Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz 06.03.1996 - 28.06.1996
52 Tansu Çiller 30.10.1995 - 06.03.1996
51 Tansu Çiller 05.10.1995 - 30.10.1995
50 Tansu Çiller 25.06.1993 - 05.10.1995
49 Süleyman Demirel 20.11.1991 - 25.06.1993
48 Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz 23.06.1991 - 20.11.1991
47 Yıldırım Akbulut 09.11.1989 - 23.06.1991
46 Turgut Özal 21.12.1987 - 09.11.1989
45 Turgut Özal 13.12.1983 - 21.12.1987
44 Bülent Ulusu 21.09.1980 - 13.12.1983
43 Süleyman Demirel 12.11.1979 - 12.09.1980
42 Mustafa Bülent Ecevit 05.01.1978 - 12.11.1979
41 Süleyman Demirel 21.07.1977 - 05.01.1978
40 Mustafa Bülent Ecevit 21.06.1977 - 21.07.1977
39 Süleyman Demirel 31.03.1975 - 21.06.1977
38 Sadi Irmak 17.11.1974 - 31.03.1975
37 Mustafa Bülent Ecevit 26.01.1974 - 17.11.1974
36 Mehmet Naim Talu 15.04.1973 - 26.01.1974
35 İlhan Öztrak 22.05.1972 - 15.04.1973
34 Nihat Erim 11.12.1971 - 22.05.1972
33 Nihat Erim 26.03.1971 - 11.12.1971
32 Süleyman Demirel 06.03.1970 - 26.03.1971
31 Süleyman Demirel 03.11.1969 - 06.03.1970
30 Süleyman Demirel 27.10.1965 - 03.11.1969
29 Suad Hayri Ürgüplü 20.02.1965 - 27.10.1965
28 İsmet İnönü 25.12.1963 - 20.02.1965
27 İsmet İnönü 25.06.1962 - 25.12.1963
26 İsmet İnönü 20.11.1961 - 25.06.1962
25 Emin Fahrettin Özdilek 05.01.1961 - 20.11.1961
24 Cemal Gürsel 30.05.1960 - 05.01.1961
23 Adnan Menderes 25.11.1957 - 27.05.1960
22 Adnan Menderes 09.12.1955 - 25.11.1957
21 Adnan Menderes 17.05.1954 - 09.12.1955
20 Adnan Menderes 09.03.1951 - 17.05.1954
19 Adnan Menderes 22.05.1950 - 09.03.1951
18 Şemsettin Günaltay 16.01.1949 - 22.05.1950
17 Hasan Saka 10.06.1948 - 16.01.1949
16 Hasan Saka 10.09.1947 - 10.06.1948
15 Mehmet Recep Peker 07.08.1946 - 10.09.1947
14 Şükrü Saraçoğlu 09.03.1943 - 07.08.1946
13 Şükrü Saraçoğlu 09.07.1942 - 09.03.1943
12 Refik Saydam 03.04.1939 - 09.07.1942
11 Refik Saydam 25.01.1939 - 03.04.1939
10 Mahmut Celal Bayar 11.11.1938 - 25.01.1939
09 Mahmut Celal Bayar 11.11.1938 - 25.10.1937
08 İsmet İnönü 01.03.1935 - 25.10.1937
07 İsmet İnönü 04.05.1931 - 01.03.1935
06 İsmet İnönü 27.09.1930 - 04.05.1931
05 İsmet İnönü 01.11.1927 - 27.09.1930
04 İsmet İnönü 03.03.1925 - 01.11.1927
03 Ali Fethi Okyar 22.11.1924 - 03.03.1925
02 İsmet İnönü 06.03.1924 - 22.11.1924
01 İsmet İnönü 01.11.1923 - 06.03.1924
V Ali Fethi Okyar 14.08.1923 - 27.10.1923
IV Hüseyin Rauf Orbay 12.07.1922 - 04.08.1923
III Fevzi Çakmak 19.05.1921 - 09.07.1922
II Fevzi Çakmak 24.01.1921 - 19.05.1921
I Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 03.05.1920 - 24.01.1921
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