List of cabinets of Turkey

The following is a list of cabinets of Turkey since 1920. Numbered I to V are leaders predating the declaration of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.

The list includes the one-party period of the Republic of Turkey (1925?1945) and the subsequent multi-party period of the Republic of Turkey (1945?present).

List [ edit ]

No.	Head of Government	Period in office	In office as a result of	Party
Pre-republic period
I	Mustafa Kemal Ataturk	May 3, 1920 ? January 24, 1921	1920 Turkish Grand National Assembly election	Association for Defence of National Rights
II	Fevzi Cakmak	January 24, 1921 ? May 19, 1921
III	Fevzi Cakmak	May 19, 1921 ? July 9, 1922
IV	Rauf Orbay	July 12, 1922 ? August 4, 1923
V	Ali Fethi Okyar	August 14, 1923 ? October 27, 1923	1923 general election
One-party period
1	?smet ?nonu	November 1, 1923 ? March 6, 1924	Republican system proclaimed	Republican People's Party
2	?smet ?nonu	March 6, 1924 ? November 22, 1924	Government restructure after two ministries abolished
3	Ali Fethi Okyar	November 22, 1924 ? March 3, 1925	Requested by President
4	?smet ?nonu	March 3, 1925 ? November 1, 1927	Okyar resigned after Sheikh Said rebellion
5	?smet ?nonu	November 1, 1927 ? September 27, 1930	1927 general election
6	?smet ?nonu	September 27, 1930 ? May 4, 1931	?nonu renewed cabinet after Liberal Republican Party founded
7	?smet ?nonu	May 4, 1931 ? March 1, 1935	1931 general election
8	?smet ?nonu	March 1, 1935 ? October 25, 1937	1935 general election
9	Celal Bayar	October 25, 1937 ? November 11, 1938	Resignation of ?nonu due to conflicts with President Ataturk. ^[1]
10	Celal Bayar	November 11, 1938 ? January 25, 1939	Previous government was dismissed after President’s death.
11	Refik Saydam	January 25, 1939 ? April 3, 1939	Resignation of Bayar due to conflicts with President ?nonu ^[2]
12	Refik Saydam	April 3, 1939 ? July 9, 1942	1939 general election
13	?ukru Saraco?lu	July 9, 1942 ? March 9, 1943	Death of Saydam
14	?ukru Saraco?lu	March 9, 1943 ? August 7, 1946	1943 general election
Parliamentary system
15	Recep Peker	August 7, 1946 ? September 10, 1947	1946 general election	Republican People's Party
16	Hasan Saka	September 10, 1947 ? June 10, 1948	Peker resigned after disagreement with ?smet ?nonu .	Republican People's Party
17	Hasan Saka	June 10, 1948 ? January 16, 1949	Saka resigned after being criticized against opposition Democrat Party .	Republican People's Party
18	?emsettin Gunaltay	January 16, 1949 ? May 22, 1950	Saka resigned after CHP believed to be losing voters.	Republican People's Party
19	Adnan Menderes	May 22, 1950 ? March 9, 1951	1950 general election	Democrat Party
20	Adnan Menderes	March 9, 1951 ? May 17, 1954	Menderes resigned to be able to renew his cabinet.	Democrat Party
21	Adnan Menderes	May 17, 1954 ? December 9, 1955	1954 general election	Democrat Party
22	Adnan Menderes	December 9, 1955 ? November 25, 1957	Menderes resigned after a political crisis about press freedom.	Democrat Party
23	Adnan Menderes	November 25, 1957 ? May 27, 1960	1957 general election	Democrat Party
24	Cemal Gursel	May 30, 1960 ? January 5, 1961	1960 Turkish coup d'etat	None
25	Cemal Gursel	January 5, 1961 ? November 20, 1961	Gursel resigned to form a new cabinet that would cooperate with the constituent assembly .	None
26	?smet ?nonu	November 20, 1961 ? June 25, 1962	1961 general election	CHP - Justice Party
27	?smet ?nonu	June 25, 1962 ? December 25, 1963	?nonu resigned after disagreement on an amnesty act for the former DP members.	CHP - YTP - CKMP
28	?smet ?nonu	December 25, 1963 ? February 20, 1965	Coalition ended after YTP and CKMP lost votes in 1963 local elections .	CHP - Independents
29	Suad Hayri Urguplu	February 20, 1965 ? October 27, 1965	Caretaker government until elections	Indep. - AP - YTP - CKMP - MP
30	Suleyman Demirel	October 27, 1965 ? November 3, 1969	1965 general election	Justice Party
31	Suleyman Demirel	November 3, 1969 ? March 6, 1970	1969 general election	Justice Party
32	Suleyman Demirel	March 6, 1970 ? March 26, 1971	Demirel lost vote of no confidence in TBMM.	Justice Party
33	Nihat Erim	March 26, 1971 ? December 11, 1971	1971 Turkish coup d'etat	Indep. - AP - CHP - MGP
34	Nihat Erim	December 11, 1971 ? May 22, 1972	Military re-appointment after government collapsed	Indep. - AP - CHP - MGP
35	Ferit Melen	May 22, 1972 ? April 15, 1973	Resignation of Nihat Erim	MGP - AP - CHP
36	Mehmet Naim Talu	April 15, 1973 ? January 26, 1974	Fahri Koruturk elected as President	Indep. - AP - CGP
37	Bulent Ecevit	January 26, 1974 ? November 17, 1974	1973 general election	CHP - MSP
38	Sadi Irmak	November 17, 1974 ? March 31, 1975	CHP and MSP drifted away	Indep. - CGP
39	Suleyman Demirel	March 31, 1975 ? June 21, 1977	Previous government formed without a vote of confidence	AP - MSP - CGP - MHP
40	Bulent Ecevit	June 21, 1977 ? July 21, 1977	1977 general election	CHP minority government
41	Suleyman Demirel	July 21, 1977 ? January 5, 1978	Previous cabinet lost a vote of confidence	AP - MSP - MHP
42	Bulent Ecevit	January 5, 1978 ? November 12, 1979	Government overthrown by interpellation	CHP - Indep.
43	Suleyman Demirel	November 12, 1979 ? September 12, 1980	Ecevit resigned after his party lost 1979 Senate elections	AP
44	Bulent Ulusu	September 21, 1980 ? December 13, 1983	1980 Turkish coup d'etat , September	None
45	Turgut Ozal	December 13, 1983 ? December 21, 1987	1983 general election	Motherland Party
46	Turgut Ozal	December 21, 1987 ? November 9, 1989	1987 general election	Motherland Party
47	Yıldırım Akbulut	November 9, 1989 ? June 23, 1991	1989 presidential election , won by Turgut Ozal	Motherland Party
48	Mesut Yılmaz	June 23, 1991 ? November 20, 1991	Gaining ANAP leadership at 1991 party congress	Motherland Party
49	Suleyman Demirel	November 20, 1991 ? June 25, 1993	1991 general election	DYP - SHP
50	Tansu Ciller	June 25, 1993 ? October 5, 1995	1993 presidential election , won by Suleyman Demirel	DYP - CHP / SHP
51	Tansu Ciller	October 5, 1995 ? October 30, 1995	CHP withdrawal from coalition	DYP minority government
52	Tansu Ciller	October 30, 1995 ? March 6, 1996	Caretaker government ^{[notes 1]}	DYP - CHP
53	Mesut Yılmaz	March 6, 1996 ? June 28, 1996	1995 general election	ANAP - DYP
54	Necmettin Erbakan	June 28, 1996 ? June 30, 1997	Presidential intervention ^{[notes 2]}	Welfare Party - DYP
55	Mesut Yılmaz	June 30, 1997 ? January 11, 1999	Presidential intervention ^{[notes 3]}	ANAP - DSP - DTP
56	Bulent Ecevit	January 11, 1999 ? May 28, 1999	Caretaker government until scheduled elections	DSP minority government
57	Bulent Ecevit	May 28, 1999 ? November 18, 2002	1999 general election	DSP , ANAP , MHP
58	Abdullah Gul	November 18, 2002 ? March 11, 2003	2002 general election	Justice and Development Party
59	Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	March 14, 2003 ? August 29, 2007	Abdullah Gul 's resignation as Prime Minister	Justice and Development Party
60	Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	August 29, 2007 ? July 14, 2011	2007 general election	Justice and Development Party
61	Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	July 14, 2011 ? August 28, 2014	2011 general election	Justice and Development Party
62	Ahmet Davuto?lu	August 29, 2014 ? August 29, 2015	2014 presidential election , won by Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	Justice and Development Party
63	Ahmet Davuto?lu	August 29, 2015 ? November 24, 2015	June 2015 general election	AKP , MHP , ^{[notes 4]} HDP , ^{[notes 5]} Indep. interim election government
64	Ahmet Davuto?lu	November 24, 2015 ? May 24, 2016	November 2015 general election	Justice and Development Party
65	Binali Yıldırım	May 24, 2016 ? July 9, 2018	Ahmet Davuto?lu 's resignation as Prime Minister	Justice and Development Party
Presidential system
66	Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	July 9, 2018 ? June 3, 2023	2018 presidential election	Justice and Development Party
67	Recep Tayyip Erdo?an	June 3, 2023 ? present	2023 presidential election	Justice and Development Party

Statistics [ edit ]

Including the one-party period, shortest government in Turkey's history was DYP minority government led by Tansu Ciller , which only lasted 25 days. Longest government in duty was fourth cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan , which lasted 1,789 days. Longest coalition was DSP, ANAP and MHP coalition led by Bulent Ecevit , which lasted 1270 days.

Including one-party period, only 4 out of 67 governments span into full-extend of their time (came with an election, ended with regular time): first Demirel government , first Ozal government , second and fourth Erdo?an government .

Notes [ edit ]

^ Caretaking during prolonged coalition negotiations after 1995 general election , December
^ Censure motion of Welfare Party (largest party), leading to President Suleyman Demirel asking Welfare Party to form a government
^ The Welfare Party resigned from government following the February 1997 military memorandum . DYP and others expected to form a government under Tansu Ciller , but President Suleyman Demirel asked ANAP leader Mesut Yılmaz to form the new government.
^ Upon his decision to take part in interim government, MHP member Tu?rul Turke? suspended from MHP 4 days after his ministry begun.
^ HDP ministers resigned from Cabinet 25 days later.

References [ edit ]

^ "Ataturk'le arası neden bozuldu?" . www.haberturk.com (in Turkish) . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
^ "Celal Bayar ba?bakanlıktan nicin ayrılmı?tı? - Yazarlar - Cemil KOCAK | STAR" . Star.com.tr . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .

[3] Caretaking during prolonged coalition negotiations after 1995 general election , December

[4] Censure motion of Welfare Party (largest party), leading to President Suleyman Demirel asking Welfare Party to form a government

[5] The Welfare Party resigned from government following the February 1997 military memorandum . DYP and others expected to form a government under Tansu Ciller , but President Suleyman Demirel asked ANAP leader Mesut Yılmaz to form the new government.

[6] Upon his decision to take part in interim government, MHP member Tu?rul Turke? suspended from MHP 4 days after his ministry begun.

[7] HDP ministers resigned from Cabinet 25 days later.

[1] "Ataturk'le arası neden bozuldu?" . www.haberturk.com (in Turkish) . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .

[2] "Celal Bayar ba?bakanlıktan nicin ayrılmı?tı? - Yazarlar - Cemil KOCAK | STAR" . Star.com.tr . Retrieved May 26, 2020 .

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v t e Cabinets of Turkey
List of cabinets of Turkey
1920?1923	Ataturk I Cakmak I II Orbay I Okyar I
1923?1960	?nonu I II Okyar I ?nonu III IV V VI VII Bayar I II Saydam I II Saraco?lu I II Peker I Saka I II Gunaltay I Menderes I II III IV V
1960?1980	Gursel I II ?nonu VIII IX X Urguplu I Demirel I II III Erim I II Melen I Talu I Ecevit I Irmak I Demirel IV Ecevit II Demirel V Ecevit III Demirel VI
1980?2018	Ulusu I Ozal I II Akbulut I Yılmaz I Demirel VII Ciller I II III Yılmaz II Erbakan I Yılmaz III Ecevit IV V Gul I Erdo?an I II III Davuto?lu I II III Yıldırım I
2018?present	Erdo?an IV V
Pre-republic governments in ordinal numbers	1 2 3 4 5
Republican governments in ordinal numbers	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

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