List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

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This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. The Prime Minister is also the head of the Executive Branch of the government along with the Council of Ministers.

Prime Minister must be elected by majority of votes in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey along with other members of the Cabinet.The Prime Minister governs Turkey since 1960.

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List of Prime Ministers of Turkey (1920–Present)

Prime Ministers during the Turkish War of Independence (1920–1923)

# Name
(Birth-Death)		 Picture Term Took Office Left Office Background
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938)		 3 May 1920 24 January 1921 Republican People's Party
2 Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950)		 1st 24 January 1921 19 May 1921 Republican People's Party
2nd 19 May 1921 9 July 1922
3 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

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

# Name
(Birth-Death)		 Picture Elected Took Office Left Office Background Cabinet
1 İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 1923 1 November 1923 6 March 1924 Republican People's Party 1. İnönü I
– 6 March 1924 21 November 1924 2. İnönü II
2 Ali Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		 – 21 November 1924 6 March 1925 Republican People's Party 3. Okyar
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 – 6 March 1925 27 September 1937 Republican People's Party 4. İnönü III
– 6 March 1924 1 November 1927 5. İnönü IV
1927 1 November 1927 4 May 1931 6. İnönü V
1931 4 May 1931 1 March 1935 7. İnönü VI
1935 1 March 1935 27 October 1937 8. İnönü VII
3 Celal Bayar
(1883–1986)		 – 27 September 1937 11 November 1938 Republican People's Party 9. Bayar I
– 11 November 1938 25 January 1939 10. Bayar II
4 Refik Saydam
(1881–1942)		 – 25 January 1939 3 April 1939 Republican People's Party 11. Saydam I
1939 3 April 1939 8 July 1942 12. Saydam II
— Ahmet Fikri Tüzer (acting)
(1878–1942)		 – 8 July 1942 9 July 1942 Republican People's Party –
5 Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)		 – 9 July 1942 9 March 1943 Republican People's Party 13. Saracoğlu I
1943 9 March 1943 7 August 1946 14. Saracoğlu II
6 Recep Peker
(1889–1950)		 1946 7 August 1946 9 September 1947 Republican People's Party 15. Peker
7 Hasan Saka
(1885–1960)		 – 10 September 1947 10 June 1948 Republican People's Party 16. Saka I
– 10 June 1948 16 January 1949 17. Saka II
8 Şemsettin Günaltay
(1883–1961)		 – 16 January 1949 22 May 1950 Republican People's Party 18. Günaltay
9 Adnan Menderes
(1899–1961)		 1950 22 May 1950 27 May 1960 Democratic Party 19. Menderes I
– 22 May 1950 17 May 1954 20. Menderes II
1954 17 May 1954 9 December 1955 21. Menderes III
– 9 December 1955 25 November 1957 22. Menderes IV
1957 25 November 1957 27 May 1960 23. Menderes V
10 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)		 – 28 May 1960 5 January 1961 Military 24. Gürsel I
– 5 January 1961 7 October 1961 25. Gürsel II
— Emin Özdilek (acting)
(1898–1989)		 – 30 October 1961 20 November 1961 Military –
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 1961 20 November 1961 25 June 1962 Republican People's Party 26. İnönü
– 25 June 1962 25 December 1963 27. İnönü IX
– 25 December 1963 20 February 1965 28. İnönü X
11 Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
(1903–1981)
– 20 February 1965 27 October 1965 Non-party 29. Ürgüplü
12 Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )		 – 27 October 1965 3 November 1969 Justice Party 30. Demirel I
1969 3 November 1969 6 March 1970 31. Demirel II
– 6 March 1970 26 March 1971 32. Demirel III
13 Nihat Erim
(1912–1980)		 – 26 March 1971 11 December 1971 Non-party 33. Erim I
– 11 December 1971 17 April 1972 34. Erim II
14 Ferit Melen
(1906–1988)		 – 17 April 1972 15 April 1973 Republican Reliance Party 35. Melen
15 Naim Talu
(1919–1998)		 – 15 April 1973 25 January 1974 Non-party 36. Talu
16 Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 1973 25 January 1974 17 November 1974 Republican People's Party 37. Ecevit I
17 Sadi Irmak
(1906–1990)		 – 17 November 1974 31 March 1975 Non-party 38. Irmak
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )		 – 31 March 1975 21 June 1977 Justice Party 39. Demirel IV
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 1977 21 June 1977 21 July 1977 Republican People's Party 40. Ecevit II
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )		 – 21 July 1977 5 January 1978 Justice Party 41. Demirel V
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 – 5 January 1978 12 November 1979 Republican People's Party 42. Ecevit III
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )		 – 12 November 1979 12 September 1980 Justice Party 43. Demirel VI
18 Bülend Ulusu
(1923– )		 – 20 September 1980 13 December 1983 Military 44. Ulusu
19 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)		 1983 13 December 1983 21 December 1987 Motherland Party 45. Özal I
1987 21 December 1987 31 October 1989 46. Özal II
— Ali Bozer (acting)
(1925– )		 – 31 October 1989 9 November 1989 Motherland Party –
20 Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935– )		 – 9 November 1989 23 June 1991 Motherland Party 47. Akbulut
21 Mesut Yılmaz
(1947– )		 – 23 June 1991 20 November 1991 Motherland Party 48. Yılmaz I
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )		 1991 20 November 1991 16 May 1993 True Path Party 49. Demirel VII
— Erdal İnönü (acting)
(1926–2007)		 – 16 May 1993 25 June 1993 Social Democratic Populist Party –
22 Tansu Çiller
(1946– )		 – 25 June 1993 5 October 1995 True Path Party 50. Çiller I
– 5 October 1995 30 October 1995 51. Çiller II
– 30 October 1995 6 March 1996 52. Çiller III
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947– )		 – 6 March 1996 28 June 1996 Motherland Party 53. Yılmaz II
23 Necmettin Erbakan
(1926–2011)		 1995 28 June 1996 30 June 1997 Welfare Party 54. Erbakan
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947– )		 – 30 June 1997 11 January 1999 Motherland Party 55. Yılmaz III
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 – 11 January 1999 28 May 1999 Democratic Left Party 56. Ecevit IV
1999 28 May 1999 18 November 2002 57. Ecevit V
24 Abdullah Gül
(1950– )		 2002 18 November 2002 14 March 2003 Justice and Development Party 58. Gül
25 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(1954– )		 – 14 March 2003 29 August 2007 Justice and Development Party 59. Erdoğan I
2007 29 August 2007 13 June 2011 60. Erdoğan II
2011 13 June 2011 Incumbent 61. Erdoğan III

See also

War of Independence
(1920–1923)
Republic of Turkey
(since 1923)
Republic of Turkey
(since 1923, acting)