# List of ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey.

## List

The position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Political party | Political party |
| 1 | | Bekir Sami Kunduh (1867–1933) | 3 May 1920 | 8 May 1921 | 1 year, 5 days | | Independent |
| 2 | | Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu (1870–1934) | 8 May 1921 | 16 May 1921 | 8 days | | Independent |
| 3 | | Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk (1878–1969) | 16 May 1921 | 25 October 1922 | 1 year, 162 days | | Independent |
| 4 | | İsmet İnönü (1884–1973) | 25 October 1922 | 22 November 1924 | 2 years, 28 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 5 | | Şükrü Kaya (1883–1959) | 22 November 1924 | 3 March 1925 | 101 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 6 | | Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972) | 3 March 1925 | 11 November 1938 | 13 years, 253 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 7 | | Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) | 11 November 1938 | 14 August 1942 | 3 years, 276 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 8 | | Numan Menemencioğlu (1893–1958) | 14 August 1942 | 16 June 1944 | 1 year, 307 days | | Republican People's Party |
| (7) | | Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) | 16 June 1944 | 13 September 1944 | 89 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 9 | | Hasan Saka (1885–1960) | 13 September 1944 | 10 September 1947 | 2 years, 362 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 10 | | Necmettin Sadak (1890–1953) | 10 September 1947 | 22 May 1950 | 2 years, 254 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 11 | | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (1890–1966) | 22 May 1950 | 15 April 1955 | 4 years, 328 days | | Democrat Party |
| 12 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | 15 April 1955 | 27 July 1955 | 103 days | | Democrat Party |
| — | | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (1910–1961) Acting Minister | 27 July 1955 | 9 December 1955 | 135 days | | Democrat Party |
| (11) | | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (1890–1966) | 9 December 1955 | 20 June 1956 | 194 days | | Democrat Party |
| — | | Ethem Menderes (1899–1992) Acting Minister | 20 June 1956 | 25 November 1957 | 1 year, 158 days | | Democrat Party |
| 13 | | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (1910–1961) | 25 November 1957 | 27 May 1960 | 2 years, 184 days | | Democrat Party |
| 14 | | Selim Sarper (1899–1968) | 30 May 1960 | 26 March 1962 | 1 year, 300 days | | Independent |
| 15 | | Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980) | 26 March 1962 | 20 February 1965 | 2 years, 331 days | | Independent |
| 16 | | Hasan Esat Işık (1916–1989) | 20 February 1965 | 27 October 1965 | 249 days | | Independent |
| 17 | | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993) | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | 5 years, 150 days | | Justice Party |
| 18 | | Osman Esim Olcay (1924–2010) | 26 March 1971 | 11 December 1971 | 260 days | | Independent |
| 19 | | Ümit Haluk Bayülken (1921–2007) | 11 December 1971 | 26 January 1974 | 2 years, 46 days | | Independent |
| 20 | | Turan Güneş (1922–1982) | 26 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | 295 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 21 | | Melih Esenbel (1915–1995) | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | 134 days | | Independent |
| (17) | | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993) | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | 2 years, 82 days | | Justice Party |
| 22 | | Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün (1935–1986) | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | 30 days | | Republican People's Party |
| (17) | | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993) | 21 July 1977 | 5 January 1978 | 168 days | | Justice Party |
| (22) | | Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün (1935–1986) | 5 January 1978 | 12 November 1979 | 1 year, 311 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 23 | | Hayrettin Erkmen (1915–1999) | 12 November 1979 | 5 September 1980 | 298 days | | Justice Party |
| — | | Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun (1927–2017) Acting Minister | 5 September 1980 | 12 September 1980 | 7 days | | Justice Party |
| 24 | | İlter Türkmen (1927–2022) | 20 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | 3 years, 84 days | | Independent |
| 25 | | Vahit Melih Halefoğlu (1919–2017) | 13 December 1983 | 21 December 1987 | 4 years, 8 days | | Motherland Party |
| 26 | | Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020) | 21 December 1987 | 21 February 1990 | 2 years, 62 days | | Motherland Party |
| 27 | | Ali Bozer (1925–2020) | 21 February 1990 | 12 October 1990 | 233 days | | Motherland Party |
| 28 | | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin (born 1940) | 13 October 1990 | 23 June 1991 | 253 days | | Motherland Party |
| 29 | | Safa Giray (1931–2011) | 23 June 1991 | 20 November 1991 | 150 days | | Motherland Party |
| 30 | | Hikmet Çetin (born 1937) | 21 November 1991 | 27 July 1994 | 2 years, 248 days | | Social Democratic People's Party |
| 31 | | Mümtaz Soysal (1929–2019) | 27 July 1994 | 28 November 1994 | 124 days | | Social Democratic People's Party |
| 32 | | Murat Karayalçın (born 1943) | 12 December 1994 | 27 March 1995 | 105 days | | Social Democratic People's Party |
| 33 | | Erdal İnönü (1926–2007) | 27 March 1995 | 5 October 1995 | 192 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 34 | | Coşkun Kırca (1927–2005) | 5 October 1995 | 30 October 1995 | 25 days | | True Path Party |
| 35 | | Deniz Baykal (1938–2023) | 30 October 1995 | 6 March 1996 | 128 days | | Republican People's Party |
| 36 | | Emre Gönensay (born 1937) | 6 March 1996 | 28 June 1996 | 114 days | | True Path Party |
| 37 | | Tansu Çiller (born 1946) | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | 1 year, 2 days | | True Path Party |
| 38 | | İsmail Cem (1940–2007) | 30 June 1997 | 12 July 2002 | 5 years, 12 days | | Democratic Left Party |
| 39 | | Şükrü Sina Gürel (born 1950) | 12 July 2002 | 18 November 2002 | 129 days | | Democratic Left Party |
| 40 | | Yaşar Yakış (1938–2024) | 18 November 2002 | 14 March 2003 | 116 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 41 | | Abdullah Gül (born 1950) | 14 March 2003 | 29 August 2007 | 4 years, 168 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 42 | | Ali Babacan (born 1967) | 29 August 2007 | 1 May 2009 | 1 year, 245 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 43 | | Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959) | 1 May 2009 | 29 August 2014 | 5 years, 120 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 44 | | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 1968) | 29 August 2014 | 28 August 2015 | 364 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 45 | | Feridun Sinirlioğlu (born 1956) | 28 August 2015 | 24 November 2015 | 88 days | | Independent |
| (44) | | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (born 1968) | 24 November 2015 | 4 June 2023 | 7 years, 192 days | | Justice and Development Party |
| 46 | | Hakan Fidan (born 1968) | 4 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 207 days | | Justice and Development Party |

## List of ministers of foreign affairs by time in office

This is a list of Turkish ministers of foreign affairs by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Tevfik Rüştü Aras is the only person to have served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for more than ten years.
| No. in office | Secretary | Length of service | Rank |
| 6 | Tevfik Rüştü Aras | 13 years, 253 days | 1 |
| 44 | Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu | 8 years, 192 days | 2 |
| 17 | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil | 8 years, 35 days | 3 |
| 43 | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü | 5 years, 166 days | 4 |
| 11 | Ahmet Davutoğlu | 5 years, 120 days | 5 |
| 38 | İsmail Cem | 5 years, 12 days | 6 |
| 41 | Abdullah Gül | 4 years, 168 days | 7 |
| 25 | Vahit Melih Halefoğlu | 4 years, 8 days | 8 |
| 7 | Şükrü Saracoğlu | 3 years, 365 days | 9 |
| 24 | İlter Türkmen | 3 years, 84 days | 10 |
| 9 | Hasan Saka | 2 years, 362 days | 11 |
| 15 | Feridun Cemal Erkin | 2 years, 331 days | 12 |
| 13 | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu | 2 years, 319 days | 13 |
| 10 | Necmettin Sadak | 2 years, 254 days | 14 |
| 30 | Hikmet Çetin | 2 years, 248 days | 15 |
| 26 | Mesut Yılmaz | 2 years, 62 days | 16 |
| 19 | Ümit Haluk Bayülken | 2 years, 46 days | 17 |
| 4 | İsmet İnönü | 2 years, 28 days | 18 |
| 22 | Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün | 1 year, 341 days | 19 |
| 8 | Numan Menemencioğlu | 1 year, 307 days | 20 |
| 14 | Selim Sarper | 1 year, 300 days | 21 |
| 42 | Ali Babacan | 1 year, 245 days | 22 |
| 3 | Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk | 1 year, 162 days | 23 |
| 1 | Bekir Sami Kunduh | 1 year, 5 days | 24 |
| 37 | Tansu Çiller | 1 year, 2 days | 25 |
| 46 | Hakan Fidan | 1 year, 208 days | 26 |
| 23 | Hayrettin Erkmen | 298 days | 27 |
| 20 | Turan Güneş | 295 days | 28 |
| 18 | Osman Esim Olcay | 260 days | 29 |
| 28 | Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin | 253 days | 30 |
| 16 | Hasan Esat Işık | 249 days | 31 |
| 27 | Ali Bozer | 233 days | 32 |
| 33 | Erdal İnönü | 192 days | 33 |
| 29 | Safa Giray | 150 days | 34 |
| 21 | Melih Esenbel | 134 days | 35 |
| 39 | Şükrü Sina Gürel | 129 days | 36 |
| 35 | Deniz Baykal | 128 days | 37 |
| 31 | Mümtaz Soysal | 124 days | 38 |
| 40 | Yaşar Yakış | 116 days | 39 |
| 36 | Emre Gönensay | 114 days | 40 |
| 32 | Murat Karayalçın | 105 days | 41 |
| 12 | Adnan Menderes | 103 days | 42 |
| 5 | Şükrü Kaya | 101 days | 43 |
| 45 | Feridun Sinirlioğlu | 88 days | 44 |
| 34 | Coşkun Kırca | 25 days | 45 |
| 2 | Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu | 8 days | 45 |