List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Dışişleri Bakanlığı

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Incumbent
Ahmet Davutoğlu
since May 1, 2009
Residence Dışişleri Bakanlığı Konutu
Appointer Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,
as Prime Minister of Turkey
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder Bekir Sami Kunduk
Formation May 3, 1920
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Following is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.

Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Bekir Sami Kunduh 1920 1921 Non-party
2 Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu 1921 1921 Non-party
3 Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk 1921 1922 Non-party
4 İsmet İnönü 1922 1924 Republican People's Party
5 Şükrü Kaya 1924 1925 Republican People's Party
6 Tevfik Rüştü Aras 1925 1938 Republican People's Party
7 Şükrü Saracoğlu 1938 1942 Republican People's Party
8 Numan Menemencioğlu 1942 1944 Republican People's Party
9 Hasan Saka 1944 1947 Republican People's Party
10 Necmettin Sadak 1947 1950 Republican People's Party
11 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü 1950 1955 Democratic Party
12 Adnan Menderes 1955 1955 Democratic Party
13 Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 1955 1955 Democratic Party
14 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü 1955 1956 Democratic Party
15 Ethem Menderes 1956 1957 Democratic Party
16 Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 1957 1960 Democratic Party
17 Selim Rauf Sarper 1960 1962 Republican People's Party
18 Feridun Cemal Erkin 1962 1965 Non-party
19 Hasan Esat Işık 1965 1965 Non-party
20 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1965 1971 Justice Party
21 Osman Esim Olcay 1971 1971 Non-party
22 Ümit Haluk Bayülken 1971 1974 Non-party
23 Turan Güneş 1974 1974 Republican People's Party
24 Metin Rauf Esenbel 1974 1975 Non-party
25 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1975 1977 Justice Party
26 Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 1977 1977 Republican People's Party
27 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1977 1978 Justice Party
28 Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 1978 1979 Republican People's Party
29 Hayrettin Erkmen 1979 1980 Justice Party
30 Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun 1980 1980 Justice Party
31 İlter Türkmen 1980 1983 Non-party
32 Vahit Melih Halefoğlu 1983 1987 Motherland Party
33 Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz 1987 1990 Motherland Party
34 Ali Hüsrev Bozer 1990 1990 Motherland Party
35 Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin 1990 1991 Motherland Party
36 İsmail Safa Giray 1991 1991 Motherland Party
37 Hikmet Çetin 1991 1994 Social Democratic People's Party
38 Mümtaz Soysal 1994 1994 Social Democratic People's Party
39 Murat Karayalçın 1994 1995 Social Democratic People's Party
40 Erdal İnönü 1995 1995 Republican People's Party
41 Coşkun Kırca 1995 1995 True Path Party
42 Deniz Baykal 1995 1996 Republican People's Party
43 Emre Gönensay 1996 1996 True Path Party
44 Tansu Çiller 1996 1997 True Path Party
45 İsmail Cem 1997 2002 Democratic Left Party
46 Şükrü Sina Gürel 2002 2002 Democratic Left Party
47 Yaşar Yakış 2002 2003 Justice and Development Party
48 Abdullah Gül 2003 2007 Justice and Development Party
49 Ali Babacan 2007 2009 Justice and Development Party
50 Ahmet Davutoğlu 2009 Justice and Development Party
Key: CHP DP AP ANAP DYP SHP DSP AK Party Non-party

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