The position of Prime Minister of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. The prime minister was the head of the executive branch of the government along with the Cabinet. Following the 2017 constitutional referendum, the office of prime minister was abolished and the President became the head of the executive branch after the 2018 general election.

For a list of grand viziers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see List of Ottoman grand viziers.

List of prime ministers (1920–2018)







Heads of the Government of the Grand National Assembly (1920–1923)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election
(Parliament)		 Term of office Political party Cabinet Speaker
(Term)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938)		 1920 (1st)3 May 192024 January 1921266 days IndependentAtatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1920–1923)
2 Fevzi Çakmak
(1876–1950)		 — (1st)24 January 192119 May 19211 year, 166 days IndependentÇakmak I
19 May 19219 July 1922Çakmak II
3 Rauf Orbay
(1881–1964)		 — (1st)12 July 19224 August 19231 year, 23 days IndependentOrbay
4 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		 — (1st)14 August 192327 October 192374 days IndependentOkyar

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Turkey (1923–2018)

Status
  Denotes acting prime minister
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election
(Parliament)		 Term of office Political party Cabinet President
(Term)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 1923 (2nd)30 October 19236 March 19241 year, 23 days Republican People's Partyİnönü I Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

(1923–1938)
— (2nd) 6 March 192422 November 1924İnönü II
2 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)		 — (2nd)22 November 19246 March 1925104 days Republican People's PartyOkyar
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 — (2nd)6 March 19251 November 192712 years, 240 days Republican People's Partyİnönü III
1927 (3rd) 1 November 192727 September 1930İnönü IV
— (3rd) 27 September 19304 May 1931İnönü V
1931 (4th) 4 May 19311 March 1935İnönü VI
1935 (5th) 1 March 19351 November 1937İnönü VII
3 Celâl Bayar
(1883–1986)		 — (5th)1 November 193711 November 19381 year, 85 days Republican People's PartyBayar I
— (5th) 11 November 193825 January 1939Bayar II İsmet İnönü

(1938–1950)
4 Refik Saydam
(1881–1942)		 — (5th)25 January 19393 April 19393 years, 164 days Republican People's PartySaydam I
1939 (6th) 3 April 19398 July 1942
(died in office.)		Saydam II
5 Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)		 — (6th)8 July 19429 March 19434 years, 29 days Republican People's PartySaracoğlu I
1943 (7th) 9 March 19437 August 1946Saracoğlu II
6 Recep Peker
(1889–1950)		 1946 (8th)7 August 19469 September 19471 year, 33 days Republican People's PartyPeker
7 Hasan Saka
(1885–1960)		 — (8th)9 September 194710 June 19481 year, 128 days Republican People's PartySaka I
— (8th) 10 June 194816 January 1949Saka II
8 Şemsettin Günaltay
(1883–1961)		 — (8th)16 January 194922 May 19501 year, 126 days Republican People's PartyGünaltay
9 Adnan Menderes
(1899–1961)		 1950 (9th)22 May 19509 March 195110 years, 5 days Democrat PartyMenderes I Celâl Bayar

(1950–1960)
— (9th) 9 March 195117 May 1954Menderes II
1954 (10th) 17 May 19549 December 1955Menderes III
— (10th) 9 December 195525 November 1957Menderes IV
1957 (11th) 25 November 195727 May 1960[lower-alpha 1]Menderes V
10 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)		 —27 May 19605 January 19611 year, 152 days MilitaryGürsel I National Unity Committee
(1960–1961)
— 5 January 196127 October 1961Gürsel II
(1) İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)		 1961 (12th)27 October 196125 June 19623 years, 92 days Republican People's Partyİnönü VIII Cemal Gürsel

(1961–1966)
— (12th) 25 June 196225 December 1963İnönü IX
— (12th) 25 December 196320 February 1965İnönü X
11 Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
(1903–1981)		 — (12th)20 February 196527 October 1965249 days IndependentÜrgüplü
12 Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 1965 (13th)27 October 19653 November 19695 years, 150 days Justice PartyDemirel I
1969 (14th) 3 November 19696 March 1970Demirel II Cevdet Sunay

(1966–1973)
— (14th) 6 March 197026 March 1971[lower-alpha 2]Demirel III
13 Nihat Erim
(1912–1980)		 — (14th)26 March 197111 December 19711 year, 22 days IndependentErim I
— (14th) 11 December 197117 April 1972Erim II
14 Ferit Melen
(1906–1988)		 — (14th)17 April 197215 April 1973363 days Republican Reliance PartyMelen
15 Naim Talu
(1919–1998)		 1973 (15th)15 April 197325 January 1974285 days IndependentTalu Fahri Korutürk
(1973–1980)
16 Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 — (15th)25 January 197417 November 1974296 days Republican People's PartyEcevit I
17 Sadi Irmak
(1906–1990)		 — (15th)17 November 197431 March 1975134 days IndependentIrmak
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 — (15th)31 March 197521 June 19772 years, 82 days Justice PartyDemirel IV
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 1977 (16th)21 June 197721 July 197730 days Republican People's PartyEcevit II
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 — (16th)21 July 19775 January 1978168 days Justice PartyDemirel V
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 — (16th)5 January 197812 November 19791 year, 311 days Republican People's PartyEcevit III
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 — (16th)12 November 197912 September 1980[lower-alpha 3]305 days Justice PartyDemirel VI
18 Bülend Ulusu
(1923–2015)		 —21 September 198013 December 19833 years, 83 days MilitaryUlusu National Security Council
(1980–1982)
— Kenan Evren

(1982–1989)
19 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)		 1983 (17th)13 December 198321 December 19875 years, 322 days Motherland PartyÖzal I
1987 (18th) 21 December 19879 November 1989Özal II
20 Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021)		 — (18th)9 November 198923 June 19911 year, 226 days Motherland PartyAkbulut Turgut Özal

(1989–1993)
21 Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 — (18th)23 June 199120 November 1991150 days Motherland PartyYılmaz I
(12) Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 1991 (19th)20 November 199116 May 19931 year, 177 days True Path PartyDemirel VII
22 Tansu Çiller
(born 1946)		 — (19th)25 June 19935 October 19952 years, 255 days True Path PartyÇiller I Süleyman Demirel

(1993–2000)
— (19th) 5 October 199530 October 1995Çiller II
— (19th) 30 October 19956 March 1996Çiller III
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 1995 (20th)6 March 199628 June 1996114 days Motherland PartyYılmaz II
23 Necmettin Erbakan
(1926–2011)		 — (20th)28 June 199630 June 1997[lower-alpha 4]1 year, 2 days Welfare PartyErbakan
(21) Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)		 — (20th)30 June 199711 January 19991 year, 195 days Motherland PartyYılmaz III
(16) Bülent Ecevit
(1925–2006)		 — (20th)11 January 199928 May 19993 years, 311 days Democratic Left PartyEcevit IV
1999 (21st) 28 May 199918 November 2002Ecevit V Ahmet Necdet Sezer

(2000–2007)
24 Abdullah Gül
(born 1950)		 2002 (22nd)18 November 200214 March 2003116 days Justice and Development PartyGül
25 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954)		 — (22nd)14 March 200329 August 200711 years, 167 days Justice and Development PartyErdoğan I
2007 (23nd) 29 August 20076 July 2011Erdoğan II Abdullah Gül

(2007–2014)
2011 (24th) 6 July 201129 August 2014Erdoğan III
26 Ahmet Davutoğlu
(born 1959)		 — (24th)29 August 201428 August 20151 year, 269 days Justice and Development PartyDavutoğlu I Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

(2014–2018)
Jun.2015 (25th) 28 August 201517 November 2015Davutoğlu II
Nov.2015 (26th) 17 November 201524 May 2016Davutoğlu III
27 Binali Yıldırım
(born 1955)		 — (26th)24 May 20169 July 20182 years, 46 days Justice and Development PartyYıldırım

Notes

Timeline

Binali YıldırımAhmet DavutoğluRecep Tayyip ErdoğanAbdullah GülNecmettin ErbakanMesut YılmazTansu ÇillerYıldırım AkbulutTurgut ÖzalBülend UlusuSadi IrmakBülent EcevitBülent EcevitNaim TaluFerit MelenNihat ErimSüleyman DemirelSüleyman DemirelSuat Hayri ÜrgüplüCemal GürselAdnan MenderesŞemsettin GünaltayHasan SakaRecep PekerŞükrü SaracoğluRefik SaydamCelal Bayarİsmet İnönüİsmet İnönüAli Fethi OkyarRauf OrbayFevzi ÇakmakMustafa Kemal Atatürk

See also

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