List of Defense Ministers of Turkey

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This list of defense ministers of the Republic of Turkey is a list of all defense ministers in the country since the establishment of the Council of Enforcement Commissioners on May 3, 1920.

minister Taking office Term expires Political party
Defense Minister in the Council of Enforcement Officers
Fevzi cakmak.png Fevzi Çakmak May 3, 1920 August 5, 1921
Refet Bele.jpg Refet Bele August 5, 1921 January 10, 1922
Özalp.jpg Kâzım Özalp January 10, 1922 October 30, 1923
Defense Minister after the establishment of Turkey
Özalp.jpg Kâzım Özalp November 1, 1923 November 21, 1924 HF / CHF
Ali Fethi Okyar.jpg Fethi Okyar November 22, 1924 March 3, 1925 CHF
Mehmet Recep Bey Peker.jpg Recep Peker March 4, 1925 November 1, 1927 CHF
TBMM Başkanı Abdülhalik Renda.jpg Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda November 1, 1927 December 25, 1930 CHF
Zekai Bey Apaydin.jpg Zekai Apaydın December 29, 1930 March 1, 1935 CHF
Özalp.jpg Kâzım Özalp March 1, 1935 January 18, 1939 CHF / CHP
NaciTinaz.gif Naci Tınaz January 18, 1939 April 5, 1940 CHP
Saffet Bey Arıkan.jpg Saffet Arıkan April 5, 1940 November 12, 1941 CHP
Ali Rıza Artunkal.jpg Ali Rıza Artunkal November 12, 1941 August 7, 1946 CHP
Cemil Cahit Toydemir.jpg Cemil Cahit Toydemir August 7, 1946 September 5, 1947 CHP
No image.svg Münir Birsel September 5, 1947 June 5, 1948 CHP
Hasan Hüsnü Saka.jpg Hasan Saka
provisionally 		June 5, 1948 June 10, 1948 CHP
Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır.jpg Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır June 10, 1948 May 22, 1950 CHP
Refik Şevket İnce.jpg Refik Şevket İnce May 22, 1950 March 9, 1951 DP
No image.svg Ahmet Hulusi Köymen March 9, 1951 December 10, 1952 DP
No image.svg Seyfi Kurtbek December 10, 1952 November 1, 1953 DP
No image.svg Kenan Yılmaz November 1, 1953 May 17, 1954 DP
No image.svg Ethem Menderes May 17, 1954 September 15, 1955 DP
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü.jpg Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
provisionally 		September 15, 1955 December 9, 1955 DP
Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg Adnan Menderes is
also Prime Minister 		December 9, 1955 July 28, 1957 DP
No image.svg Hasan Şemi Ergin July 28, 1957 January 19, 1958 DP
No image.svg Ethem Menderes January 19, 1958 May 27, 1960 DP
Cemal Gürsel May 30, 1960 June 9, 1960 Military government
No image.svg Huseyin Ataman October 22, 1960 5th January 1961 Military government
No image.svg Muzaffer Alankuş 5th January 1961 3rd July 1961 Military government
No image.svg İlhami Sancar November 20, 1961 February 20, 1965 CHP
No image.svg Hasan Dinçer February 20, 1965 August 10, 1965 AP
No image.svg Mustafa Hazım Dağlı August 10, 1965 October 27, 1965 AP
No image.svg Ahmet Topaloğlu October 27, 1965 March 26, 1971 AP
No image.svg Ferit Melen March 26, 1971 May 22, 1972 CGP
No image.svg Mehmet İzmen May 22, 1972 April 15, 1973 AP
No image.svg İlhami Sancar April 15, 1973 January 26, 1974 CHP
No image.svg Hasan Esat Işık January 26, 1974 17th November 1974 CHP
No image.svg İlhami Sancar 17th November 1974 March 31, 1975 CHP
No image.svg Ferit Melen March 31, 1975 June 21, 1977 CGP
No image.svg Hasan Esat Işık June 21, 1977 July 21, 1977 CHP
No image.svg Sadettin Bilgiç July 21, 1977 October 18, 1977 AP
No image.svg Cihat Bilgehan
provisionally 		October 14, 1977 October 28, 1977 AP
No image.svg Turhan Kapanlı November 1, 1977 5th January 1978 AP
No image.svg Hasan Esat Işık 5th January 1978 January 16, 1979 CHP
No image.svg Neşet Akmandor January 16, 1979 November 12, 1979 CHP
No image.svg Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu November 12, 1979 September 12, 1980 AP
Haluk Bayülgen (1972) .jpg Ümit Haluk Bayülken 20th September 1980 December 13, 1983 Military government
No image.svg Zeki Yavuztürk December 13, 1983 December 21, 1987 ANAP
No image.svg Ercan Vuralhan December 21, 1987 March 30, 1989 ANAP
No image.svg Safa Giray March 30, 1989 October 19, 1990 ANAP
No image.svg Güneş Taner
provisionally 		October 19, 1990 October 28, 1990 ANAP
No image.svg Hüsnü Doğan October 28, 1990 February 22, 1991 ANAP
No image.svg Mehmet Yazar March 1, 1991 June 23, 1991 ANAP
No image.svg Barlas Dogu June 23, 1991 November 20, 1991 ANAP
No image.svg Nevzat Ayaz November 20, 1991 October 24, 1993 DYP
No image.svg Mehmet Gölhan October 24, 1993 5th October 1995 DYP
No image.svg Vefa Tanır 5th October 1995 March 6, 1996 DYP
No image.svg Oltan Sungurlu March 6, 1996 June 28, 1996 ANAP
No image.svg Turhan Tayan June 28, 1996 June 30, 1997 DYP
İsmet Sezgin.jpg İsmet Sezgin June 30, 1997 January 11, 1999 DTP
No image.svg Hikmet Sami Turk January 11, 1999 May 28, 1999 DSP
Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu (cropped) .jpg Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu May 28, 1999 November 18, 2002 MHP
Vecdi Gönül.jpg Vecdi Gönül November 18, 2002 July 6, 2011 ACP
İsmet Yılmaz.jpg İsmet Yılmaz July 6, 2011 July 1, 2015 ACP
Vecdi Gönül.jpg Vecdi Gönül 3rd July 2015 November 24, 2015 ACP
İsmet Yılmaz.jpg İsmet Yılmaz November 24, 2015 May 24, 2016 ACP
Fikri Isik.jpg Fikri Işık May 24, 2016 19th July 2017 ACP
Nurettincanikli6.png Nurettin Canikli 19th July 2017 July 9, 2018 ACP
Hulusi Akar (cropped version) .jpg Hulusi Akar July 9, 2018 in office independent

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Remarks

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Today's Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) was initially called "Halk Fırkası" (HF) until 1924 and "Cumhuriyet Halk Fırkası" (CHF) from 1924 to 1935.