Namesakes

Presidents and Prime Ministers of Turkey

Turkey's President (Cumhurbaşkanı) is the ceremonial head of state, while the Prime Minister (Başbakan) leads the government. The modern Turkish republic was established in 1923 following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

34 results

Alphabetically Chronologically

Name

Years

Other Names

Mustafa Kemal

1881-1938

Rauf

1922-1923

prime minister

İsmet

1923-1924; 1925-1937; 1938-1950; 1961-1965

president; prime minister

Fethi

1923; 1924-1925

prime minister

Celal

1937-1939; 1950-1960

prime minister; president

Refik

1939-1942

prime minister

Şükrü

1942-1946

prime minister

Recep

1946-1947

prime minister

Hasan

1947-1949

prime minister

Şemsettin

1949-1950

prime minister

Adnan

1950-1960

prime minister

Cemal

1960-1961; 1960-1966

prime minister; president

Emin

1961

prime minister

Hayri

1965

prime minister

Süleyman

1965-1971; 1975-1977; 1977-1978; 1979-1980; 1991-1993; 1993-2000

prime minister; president

Cevdet

1966-1973

president

Nihat

1971-1972

prime minister

Ferit

1972-1973

prime minister

Naim

1973-1974

prime minister

Sadi

1974-1975

prime minister

Bülent

1974; 1977; 1978-1979; 1999-2002

prime minister

Fahri

1976-1980

president

Bülend Ulusu

1980-1983

prime minister

Kenan 1

1980-1989

president

Turgut

1983-1989; 1989-1993

prime minister; president

Yıldırım

1989-1991

prime minister

Mesut

1991; 1996; 1997-1999

prime minister

Tansu Çiller

1993-1996

prime minister

Necmettin

1996-1997

prime minister

Ahmet

2000-2007

president

Abdullah

2002-2003; 2007-2014

prime minister; president

Recep Tayyip

2003-2014; 2014-

prime minister; president

Ahmet

2014-2016

prime minister

Binali Yıldırım

2016-2018

prime minister