List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)

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No. Portrait Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Bekir Sami Kunduh 1920 1921 Independent
2 Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu 1921 1921 Independent
3 Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk 1921 1922 Independent
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 Democrat Party
- Adnan Menderes 1955 1955 Democrat Party
12 Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 1955 1955 Democrat Party
(11) Mehmet Fuat Köprülü 1955 1956 Democrat Party
- Ethem Menderes 1956 1957 Democrat Party
(12) Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 1957 1960 Democrat Party
13 Selim Rauf Sarper 1960 1962 Independent
14 Feridun Cemal Erkin 1962 1965 Independent
15 Hasan Esat Işık 1965 1965 Independent
16 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1965 1971 Justice Party
17 Osman Esim Olcay 1971 1971 Independent
18 Ümit Haluk Bayülken 1971 1974 Independent
19 Turan Güneş 1974 1974 Republican People's Party
20 Melih Rauf Esenbel 1974 1975 Independent
(16) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1975 1977 Justice Party
21 Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 1977 1977 Republican People's Party
(16) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 1977 1978 Justice Party
(21) Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 1978 1979 Republican People's Party
22 Hayrettin Erkmen 12 November 1979 5 September 1980 Justice Party
- Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun 1980 1980 Justice Party
23 İlter Türkmen 21 September 1980 24 October 1983 Independent
24 Vahit Melih Halefoğlu 13 December 1983 21 December 1987 Motherland Party
25 Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz 22 December 1987 20 February 1990 Motherland Party
26 Ali Hüsrev Bozer 22 February 1990 12 October 1990 Motherland Party
27 Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin 10 October 1990 23 June 1991 Motherland Party
28 İsmail Safa Giray 23 June 1991 21 November 1991 Motherland Party
29 Hikmet Çetin 21 November 1991 27 July 1994 Social Democratic People's Party
30 Mümtaz Soysal 27 July 1994 28 November 1994 Social Democratic People's Party
31 Murat Karayalçın 12 December 1994 27 March 1995 Social Democratic People's Party
32 Erdal İnönü 27 March 1995 6 October 1995 Republican People's Party
33 Coşkun Kırca 6 October 1995 31 October 1995 True Path Party
34 Deniz Baykal 31 October 1995 6 March 1996 Republican People's Party
35 Emre Gönensay 6 March 1996 28 June 1996 True Path Party
36 Tansu Çiller 28 June 1996 30 June 1997 True Path Party
37 İsmail Cem İpekçi 30 June 1997 11 July 2002 Democratic Left Party
38 Şükrü Sina Gürel 12 July 2002 18 November 2002 Democratic Left Party
39 Yaşar Yakış 18 November 2002 14 March 2003 Justice and Development Party
40 Abdullah Gül 14 March 2003 28 August 2007 Justice and Development Party
41 Ali Babacan 29 August 2007 1 May 2009 Justice and Development Party
42 Ahmet Davutoğlu 1 May 2009 29 August 2014 Justice and Development Party
43 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu 29 August 2014 28 August 2015 Justice and Development Party
44 Feridun Sinirlioğlu 28 August 2015 24 November 2015 Independent
(43) Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu 24 November 2015 Incumbent Justice and Development Party

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