# List of prime ministers of Turkey

* Top left: İsmet İnönü was Turkey's first prime minister and the longest serving prime minister.
* Top right: Süleyman Demirel was the prime minister who formed the most governments in Turkey.
* Bottom left: Tansu Çiller was Turkey's first and only female Prime Minister.
* Bottom right: Binali Yıldırım was Turkey's last prime minister.
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 | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Speaker (Term) | Speaker (Term) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election (Parliament) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Cabinet | Speaker (Term) | Speaker (Term) |
| 1 | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) | 1920 (1st) | 3 May 1920 | 24 January 1921 | 266 days | Association for Defence of National Rights | Atatürk | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1920–1923) |
| 2 | | Fevzi Çakmak (1876–1950) | — (1st) | 24 January 1921 | 9 July 1922 | 1 year, 166 days | Association for Defence of National Rights | Çakmak I | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1920–1923) |
| 2 | | Fevzi Çakmak (1876–1950) | — (1st) | 24 January 1921 | 9 July 1922 | 1 year, 166 days | Association for Defence of National Rights | Çakmak II | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1920–1923) |
| 3 | | Rauf Orbay (1881–1964) | — (1st) | 12 July 1922 | 4 August 1923 | 1 year, 23 days | Association for Defence of National Rights | Orbay | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1920–1923) |
| 4 | | Fethi Okyar (1880–1943) | — (1st) | 14 August 1923 | 27 October 1923 | 74 days | Association for Defence of National Rights | Okyar | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1920–1923) |

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

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election (Parliament) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | President (Term) | President (Term) |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election (Parliament) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Cabinet | President (Term) | President (Term) |
| 1 | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | 1923 (2nd) | 30 October 1923 | 22 November 1924 | 1 year, 23 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü I | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| 1 | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | — (2nd) | 30 October 1923 | 22 November 1924 | 1 year, 23 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü II | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| 2 | | Fethi Okyar (1880–1943) | — (2nd) | 22 November 1924 | 6 March 1925 | 104 days | Republican People's Party | Okyar | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | — (2nd) | 6 March 1925 | 1 November 1937 | 12 years, 240 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü III | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | 1927 (3rd) | 6 March 1925 | 1 November 1937 | 12 years, 240 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü IV | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | — (3rd) | 6 March 1925 | 1 November 1937 | 12 years, 240 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü V | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | 1931 (4th) | 6 March 1925 | 1 November 1937 | 12 years, 240 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü VI | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | 1935 (5th) | 6 March 1925 | 1 November 1937 | 12 years, 240 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü VII | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| 3 | | Celâl Bayar (1883–1986) | — (5th) | 1 November 1937 | 25 January 1939 | 1 year, 85 days | Republican People's Party | Bayar I | | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1923–1938) |
| 3 | | Celâl Bayar (1883–1986) | — (5th) | 1 November 1937 | 25 January 1939 | 1 year, 85 days | Republican People's Party | Bayar II | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 4 | | Refik Saydam (1881–1942) | — (5th) | 25 January 1939 | 8 July 1942 (Died in office) | 3 years, 164 days | Republican People's Party | Saydam I | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 4 | | Refik Saydam (1881–1942) | 1939 (6th) | 25 January 1939 | 8 July 1942 (Died in office) | 3 years, 164 days | Republican People's Party | Saydam II | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 5 | | Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) | — (6th) | 8 July 1942 | 7 August 1946 | 4 years, 29 days | Republican People's Party | Saracoğlu I | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 5 | | Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) | 1943 (7th) | 8 July 1942 | 7 August 1946 | 4 years, 29 days | Republican People's Party | Saracoğlu II | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 6 | | Recep Peker (1889–1950) | 1946 (8th) | 7 August 1946 | 9 September 1947 | 1 year, 33 days | Republican People's Party | Peker | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 7 | | Hasan Saka (1885–1960) | — (8th) | 9 September 1947 | 16 January 1949 | 1 year, 128 days | Republican People's Party | Saka I | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 7 | | Hasan Saka (1885–1960) | — (8th) | 9 September 1947 | 16 January 1949 | 1 year, 128 days | Republican People's Party | Saka II | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 8 | | Şemsettin Günaltay (1883–1961) | — (8th) | 16 January 1949 | 22 May 1950 | 1 year, 126 days | Republican People's Party | Günaltay | | İsmet İnönü (1938–1950) |
| 9 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | 1950 (9th) | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party | Menderes I | | Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 9 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | — (9th) | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party | Menderes II | | Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 9 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | 1954 (10th) | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party | Menderes III | | Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 9 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | — (10th) | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party | Menderes IV | | Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 9 | | Adnan Menderes (1899–1961) | 1957 (11th) | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party | Menderes V | | Celâl Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 10 | | Cemal Gürsel (1894–1966) | — | 27 May 1960 | 27 October 1961 | 1 year, 152 days | Military | Gürsel I | | National Unity Committee (1960–1961) |
| 10 | | Cemal Gürsel (1894–1966) | — | 27 May 1960 | 27 October 1961 | 1 year, 152 days | Military | Gürsel II | | National Unity Committee (1960–1961) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | 1961 (12th) | 27 October 1961 | 20 February 1965 | 3 years, 92 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü VIII | | Cemal Gürsel (1961–1966) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | — (12th) | 27 October 1961 | 20 February 1965 | 3 years, 92 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü IX | | Cemal Gürsel (1961–1966) |
| (1) | | İsmet İnönü (1886–1973) | — (12th) | 27 October 1961 | 20 February 1965 | 3 years, 92 days | Republican People's Party | İnönü X | | Cemal Gürsel (1961–1966) |
| 11 | | Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903–1981) | — (12th) | 20 February 1965 | 27 October 1965 | 249 days | Justice Party | Ürgüplü | | Cemal Gürsel (1961–1966) |
| 12 | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | 1965 (13th) | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | 5 years, 150 days | Justice Party | Demirel I | | Cemal Gürsel (1961–1966) |
| 12 | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | 1969 (14th) | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | 5 years, 150 days | Justice Party | Demirel II | | Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973) |
| 12 | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | — (14th) | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | 5 years, 150 days | Justice Party | Demirel III | | Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973) |
| 13 | | Nihat Erim (1912–1980) | — (14th) | 26 March 1971 | 27 April 1972 | 1 year, 22 days | Republican People's Party/Independent | Erim I | | Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973) |
| 13 | | Nihat Erim (1912–1980) | — (14th) | 26 March 1971 | 27 April 1972 | 1 year, 22 days | Republican People's Party/Independent | Erim II | | Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973) |
| 14 | | Ferit Melen (1906–1988) | — (14th) | 17 April 1972 | 15 April 1973 | 363 days | Republican Reliance Party | Melen | | Cevdet Sunay (1966–1973) |
| 15 | | Naim Talu (1919–1998) | 1973 (15th) | 15 April 1973 | 25 January 1974 | 285 days | Independent | Talu | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| 16 | | Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) | — (15th) | 25 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | 296 days | Republican People's Party | Ecevit I | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| 17 | | Sadi Irmak (1906–1990) | — (15th) | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | 134 days | Independent | Irmak | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| (12) | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | — (15th) | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | 2 years, 82 days | Justice Party | Demirel IV | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| (16) | | Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) | 1977 (16th) | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | 30 days | Republican People's Party | Ecevit II | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| (12) | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | — (16th) | 21 July 1977 | 5 January 1978 | 168 days | Justice Party | Demirel V | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| (16) | | Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) | — (16th) | 5 January 1978 | 12 November 1979 | 1 year, 311 days | Republican People's Party | Ecevit III | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| (12) | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | — (16th) | 12 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | 305 days | Justice Party | Demirel VI | | Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
| 18 | | Bülend Ulusu (1922–2015) | — | 21 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | 3 years, 83 days | Military | Ulusu | | National Security Council (1980–1982) |
| 18 | | Bülend Ulusu (1922–2015) | — | 21 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | 3 years, 83 days | Military | Ulusu | | Kenan Evren (1982–1989) |
| 19 | | Turgut Özal (1927–1993) | 1983 (17th) | 13 December 1983 | 9 November 1989 | 5 years, 322 days | Motherland Party | Özal I | | Kenan Evren (1982–1989) |
| 19 | | Turgut Özal (1927–1993) | 1987 (18th) | 13 December 1983 | 9 November 1989 | 5 years, 322 days | Motherland Party | Özal II | | Kenan Evren (1982–1989) |
| 20 | | Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021) | — (18th) | 9 November 1989 | 23 June 1991 | 1 year, 226 days | Motherland Party | Akbulut | | Turgut Özal (1989–1993) |
| 21 | | Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020) | — (18th) | 23 June 1991 | 20 November 1991 | 150 days | Motherland Party | Yılmaz I | | Turgut Özal (1989–1993) |
| (12) | | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) | 1991 (19th) | 20 November 1991 | 16 May 1993 | 1 year, 177 days | True Path Party | Demirel VII | | Turgut Özal (1989–1993) |
| 22 | | Tansu Çiller (born 1946) | — (19th) | 25 June 1993 | 6 March 1996 | 2 years, 255 days | True Path Party | Çiller I | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| 22 | | Tansu Çiller (born 1946) | — (19th) | 25 June 1993 | 6 March 1996 | 2 years, 255 days | True Path Party | Çiller II | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| 22 | | Tansu Çiller (born 1946) | — (19th) | 25 June 1993 | 6 March 1996 | 2 years, 255 days | True Path Party | Çiller III | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| (21) | | Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020) | 1995 (20th) | 6 March 1996 | 28 June 1996 | 114 days | Motherland Party | Yılmaz II | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| 23 | | Necmettin Erbakan (1926–2011) | — (20th) | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | 1 year, 2 days | Welfare Party | Erbakan | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| (21) | | Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020) | — (20th) | 30 June 1997 | 11 January 1999 | 1 year, 195 days | Motherland Party | Yılmaz III | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| (16) | | Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) | — (20th) | 11 January 1999 | 18 November 2002 | 3 years, 311 days | Democratic Left Party | Ecevit IV | | Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| (16) | | Bülent Ecevit (1925–2006) | 1999 (21st) | 11 January 1999 | 18 November 2002 | 3 years, 311 days | Democratic Left Party | Ecevit V | | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (2000–2007) |
| 24 | | Abdullah Gül (born 1949) | 2002 (22nd) | 18 November 2002 | 14 March 2003 | 116 days | Justice and Development Party | Gül | | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (2000–2007) |
| 25 | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) | — (22nd) | 14 March 2003 | 29 August 2014 | 11 years, 167 days | Justice and Development Party | Erdoğan I | | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (2000–2007) |
| 25 | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) | 2007 (23nd) | 14 March 2003 | 29 August 2014 | 11 years, 167 days | Justice and Development Party | Erdoğan II | | Abdullah Gül (2007–2014) |
| 25 | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) | 2011 (24th) | 14 March 2003 | 29 August 2014 | 11 years, 167 days | Justice and Development Party | Erdoğan III | | Abdullah Gül (2007–2014) |
| 26 | | Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959) | — (24th) | 29 August 2014 | 24 May 2016 | 1 year, 269 days | Justice and Development Party | Davutoğlu I | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014–2018) |
| 26 | | Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959) | Jun. 2015 (25th) | 29 August 2014 | 24 May 2016 | 1 year, 269 days | Justice and Development Party | Davutoğlu II | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014–2018) |
| 26 | | Ahmet Davutoğlu (born 1959) | Nov. 2015 (26th) | 29 August 2014 | 24 May 2016 | 1 year, 269 days | Justice and Development Party | Davutoğlu III | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014–2018) |
| 27 | | Binali Yıldırım (born 1955) | — (26th) | 24 May 2016 | 9 July 2018 | 2 years, 46 days | Justice and Development Party | Yıldırım | | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2014–2018) |