List of cabinets of Turkey

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The following is a list of cabinets of

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

No. Head of Government Period in office In office as a result of Party
Pre-republic period
I Mustafa Kemal Atatürk May 3, 1920 –
January 24, 1921 		1920 Turkish Grand National Assembly election Association for Defence of National Rights
II Fevzi Çakmak January 24, 1921 –
May 19, 1921
III Fevzi Çakmak 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 İsmet İnönü November 1, 1923 –
March 6, 1924 		Republican system proclaimed Republican People's Party
2 İsmet İnönü 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 İsmet İnönü March 3, 1925 –
November 1, 1927 		Okyar resigned after Sheikh Said rebellion
5 İsmet İnönü November 1, 1927 –
September 27, 1930 		1927 general election
6 İsmet İnönü September 27, 1930 –
May 4, 1931 		İnönü renewed cabinet after Liberal Republican Party founded
7 İsmet İnönü May 4, 1931 –
March 1, 1935 		1931 general election
8 İsmet İnönü March 1, 1935 –
October 25, 1937 		1935 general election
9 Celâl Bayar October 25, 1937 –
November 11, 1938 		Resignation of İnönü due to conflicts with President Atatürk.[1]
10 Celâl 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 İnönü[2]
12 Refik Saydam April 3, 1939 –
July 9, 1942 		1939 general election
13
Şükrü Saraçoğlu
 July 9, 1942 –
March 9, 1943 		Death of Saydam
14
Şükrü Saraçoğlu
 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 İsmet İnönü. 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 Şemsettin Günaltay 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 Gürsel May 30, 1960 –
January 5, 1961 		1960 Turkish coup d'état None
25 Cemal Gürsel January 5, 1961 –
November 20, 1961 		Gürsel resigned to form a new cabinet that would cooperate with the constituent assembly. None
26 İsmet İnönü November 20, 1961 –
June 25, 1962 		1961 general election CHP-Justice Party
27 İsmet İnönü June 25, 1962 –
December 25, 1963 		İnönü resigned after disagreement on an amnesty act for the former DP members.
CKMP
28 İsmet İnönü December 25, 1963 –
February 20, 1965 		Coalition ended after YTP and CKMP lost votes in 1963 local elections. CHP-Independents
29
Suad Hayri Ürgüplü
 February 20, 1965 –
October 27, 1965 		Caretaker government until elections
CKMP-MP
30 Süleyman Demirel October 27, 1965 –
November 3, 1969 		1965 general election Justice Party
31 Süleyman Demirel November 3, 1969 –
March 6, 1970 		1969 general election Justice Party
32 Süleyman 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'état
MGP
34 Nihat Erim December 11, 1971 –
May 22, 1972 		Military re-appointment after government collapsed
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 Korutürk elected as President Indep.-AP-CGP
37 Bülent 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 Süleyman Demirel March 31, 1975 –
June 21, 1977 		Previous government formed without a vote of confidence AP-MSP-CGP-MHP
40 Bülent Ecevit June 21, 1977 –
July 21, 1977 		1977 general election CHP minority government
41 Süleyman Demirel July 21, 1977 –
January 5, 1978 		Previous cabinet lost a vote of confidence AP-MSP-MHP
42 Bülent Ecevit January 5, 1978 –
November 12, 1979 		Government overthrown by interpellation CHP-Indep.
43 Süleyman Demirel November 12, 1979 –
September 12, 1980 		Ecevit resigned after his party lost 1979 Senate elections AP
44
Bülent Ulusu
 September 21, 1980 –
December 13, 1983 		1980 Turkish coup d'état, September None
45 Turgut Özal December 13, 1983 –
December 21, 1987 		1983 general election Motherland Party
46 Turgut Özal 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 Özal Motherland Party
48 Mesut Yılmaz June 23, 1991 –
November 20, 1991 		Gaining ANAP leadership at 1991 party congress Motherland Party
49 Süleyman Demirel November 20, 1991 –
June 25, 1993 		1991 general election DYP-SHP
50 Tansu Çiller June 25, 1993 –
October 5, 1995 		1993 presidential election, won by Süleyman Demirel DYP-CHP/SHP
51 Tansu Çiller October 5, 1995 –
October 30, 1995 		CHP withdrawal from coalition DYP minority government
52 Tansu Çiller 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 Bülent Ecevit January 11, 1999 –
May 28, 1999 		Caretaker government until scheduled elections DSP minority government
57 Bülent Ecevit May 28, 1999 –
November 18, 2002 		1999 general election DSP, ANAP, MHP
58
 Abdullah Gül November 18, 2002 –
March 11, 2003 		2002 general election Justice and Development Party
59
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan March 14, 2003 –
August 29, 2007 		Abdullah Gül's resignation as Prime Minister Justice and Development Party
60
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan August 29, 2007 –
July 14, 2011 		2007 general election Justice and Development Party
61
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan July 14, 2011 –
August 28, 2014 		2011 general election Justice and Development Party
62
 Ahmet Davutoğlu August 29, 2014 –
August 29, 2015 		2014 presidential election, won by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Justice and Development Party
63
 Ahmet Davutoğlu August 29, 2015 –
November 24, 2015 		June 2015 general election AKP, MHP,[notes 4] HDP,[notes 5] Indep. interim election government
64
 Ahmet Davutoğlu November 24, 2015 –
May 24, 2016 		November 2015 general election Justice and Development Party
65
 Binali Yıldırım May 24, 2016 –
July 9, 2018 		Ahmet Davutoğlu's resignation as Prime Minister Justice and Development Party
Presidential system
66 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan July 9, 2018 –
June 3, 2023 		2018 presidential election Justice and Development Party
67 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan June 3, 2023 –
present 		2023 presidential election Justice and Development Party

Statistics

Including the one-party period, shortest government in Turkey's history was

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which lasted 1,789 days. Longest coalition was DSP, ANAP and MHP coalition led by Bülent 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):

second and fourth Erdoğan government
.

Notes

  1. ^ Caretaking during prolonged coalition negotiations after 1995 general election, December
  2. ^ Censure motion of Welfare Party (largest party), leading to President Süleyman Demirel asking Welfare Party to form a government
  3. 1997 military memorandum. DYP and others expected to form a government under Tansu Çiller, but President Süleyman Demirel asked ANAP leader Mesut Yılmaz
    to form the new government.
  4. ^ Upon his decision to take part in interim government, MHP member Tuğrul Türkeş suspended from MHP 4 days after his ministry begun.
  5. ^ HDP ministers resigned from Cabinet 25 days later.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atatürk'le arası neden bozuldu?". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Celal Bayar başbakanlıktan niçin ayrılmıştı? - Yazarlar - Cemil KOÇAK | STAR". Star.com.tr. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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