List of Defense Ministers of Turkey
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 Çakmak | May 3, 1920 | August 5, 1921 | ||
Refet Bele | August 5, 1921 | January 10, 1922 | ||
Kâzım Özalp | January 10, 1922 | October 30, 1923 | ||
Defense Minister after the establishment of Turkey | ||||
Kâzım Özalp | November 1, 1923 | November 21, 1924 | HF / CHF | |
Fethi Okyar | November 22, 1924 | March 3, 1925 | CHF | |
Recep Peker | March 4, 1925 | November 1, 1927 | CHF | |
Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda | November 1, 1927 | December 25, 1930 | CHF | |
Zekai Apaydın | December 29, 1930 | March 1, 1935 | CHF | |
Kâzım Özalp | March 1, 1935 | January 18, 1939 | CHF / CHP | |
Naci Tınaz | January 18, 1939 | April 5, 1940 | CHP | |
Saffet Arıkan | April 5, 1940 | November 12, 1941 | CHP | |
Ali Rıza Artunkal | November 12, 1941 | August 7, 1946 | CHP | |
Cemil Cahit Toydemir | August 7, 1946 | September 5, 1947 | CHP | |
Münir Birsel | September 5, 1947 | June 5, 1948 | CHP | |
Hasan Saka provisionally |
June 5, 1948 | June 10, 1948 | CHP | |
Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır | June 10, 1948 | May 22, 1950 | CHP | |
Refik Şevket İnce | May 22, 1950 | March 9, 1951 | DP | |
Ahmet Hulusi Köymen | March 9, 1951 | December 10, 1952 | DP | |
Seyfi Kurtbek | December 10, 1952 | November 1, 1953 | DP | |
Kenan Yılmaz | November 1, 1953 | May 17, 1954 | DP | |
Ethem Menderes | May 17, 1954 | September 15, 1955 | DP | |
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü provisionally |
September 15, 1955 | December 9, 1955 | DP | |
Adnan Menderes is also Prime Minister |
December 9, 1955 | July 28, 1957 | DP | |
Hasan Şemi Ergin | July 28, 1957 | January 19, 1958 | DP | |
Ethem Menderes | January 19, 1958 | May 27, 1960 | DP | |
Cemal Gürsel | May 30, 1960 | June 9, 1960 | Military government | |
Huseyin Ataman | October 22, 1960 | 5th January 1961 | Military government | |
Muzaffer Alankuş | 5th January 1961 | 3rd July 1961 | Military government | |
İlhami Sancar | November 20, 1961 | February 20, 1965 | CHP | |
Hasan Dinçer | February 20, 1965 | August 10, 1965 | AP | |
Mustafa Hazım Dağlı | August 10, 1965 | October 27, 1965 | AP | |
Ahmet Topaloğlu | October 27, 1965 | March 26, 1971 | AP | |
Ferit Melen | March 26, 1971 | May 22, 1972 | CGP | |
Mehmet İzmen | May 22, 1972 | April 15, 1973 | AP | |
İlhami Sancar | April 15, 1973 | January 26, 1974 | CHP | |
Hasan Esat Işık | January 26, 1974 | 17th November 1974 | CHP | |
İlhami Sancar | 17th November 1974 | March 31, 1975 | CHP | |
Ferit Melen | March 31, 1975 | June 21, 1977 | CGP | |
Hasan Esat Işık | June 21, 1977 | July 21, 1977 | CHP | |
Sadettin Bilgiç | July 21, 1977 | October 18, 1977 | AP | |
Cihat Bilgehan provisionally |
October 14, 1977 | October 28, 1977 | AP | |
Turhan Kapanlı | November 1, 1977 | 5th January 1978 | AP | |
Hasan Esat Işık | 5th January 1978 | January 16, 1979 | CHP | |
Neşet Akmandor | January 16, 1979 | November 12, 1979 | CHP | |
Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu | November 12, 1979 | September 12, 1980 | AP | |
Ümit Haluk Bayülken | 20th September 1980 | December 13, 1983 | Military government | |
Zeki Yavuztürk | December 13, 1983 | December 21, 1987 | ANAP | |
Ercan Vuralhan | December 21, 1987 | March 30, 1989 | ANAP | |
Safa Giray | March 30, 1989 | October 19, 1990 | ANAP | |
Güneş Taner provisionally |
October 19, 1990 | October 28, 1990 | ANAP | |
Hüsnü Doğan | October 28, 1990 | February 22, 1991 | ANAP | |
Mehmet Yazar | March 1, 1991 | June 23, 1991 | ANAP | |
Barlas Dogu | June 23, 1991 | November 20, 1991 | ANAP | |
Nevzat Ayaz | November 20, 1991 | October 24, 1993 | DYP | |
Mehmet Gölhan | October 24, 1993 | 5th October 1995 | DYP | |
Vefa Tanır | 5th October 1995 | March 6, 1996 | DYP | |
Oltan Sungurlu | March 6, 1996 | June 28, 1996 | ANAP | |
Turhan Tayan | June 28, 1996 | June 30, 1997 | DYP | |
İsmet Sezgin | June 30, 1997 | January 11, 1999 | DTP | |
Hikmet Sami Turk | January 11, 1999 | May 28, 1999 | DSP | |
Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | May 28, 1999 | November 18, 2002 | MHP | |
Vecdi Gönül | November 18, 2002 | July 6, 2011 | ACP | |
İsmet Yılmaz | July 6, 2011 | July 1, 2015 | ACP | |
Vecdi Gönül | 3rd July 2015 | November 24, 2015 | ACP | |
İsmet Yılmaz | November 24, 2015 | May 24, 2016 | ACP | |
Fikri Işık | May 24, 2016 | 19th July 2017 | ACP | |
Nurettin Canikli | 19th July 2017 | July 9, 2018 | ACP | |
Hulusi Akar | July 9, 2018 | in office | independent |
Web links
- List of Turkish Defense Ministers , Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Turkey