Presidents and Prime Ministers
| President | Prime Minister | Party | Period in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
May 1920 Jan 1921 |
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| Fevzi Çakmak |
Jan 1921 Jul 1922 |
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| Rauf Orbay |
Jul 1922 Aug 1923 |
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| Fethi Okyar |
Aug Oct 1923 |
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1923-38 |
Ismet Inönü | CHP |
Nov 1923 Nov 1924 |
| Fethi Okyar | Progressive Republican Party |
Nov 1924 Mar 1925 |
|
| Ismet Inönü | CHP |
Mar 1925 Oct 1937 |
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Ismet Inönü
(1938-50 |
Celal Bayar | CHP |
Oct 1937 Jan 1939 |
| Refik Saydam | CHP |
Jan 1939 Jul 1942 |
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| Sükrü Saraçoglu | CHP |
Jul 1942 Aug 1946 |
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| Recep Peker | CHP |
Aug 1946 Sep 1947 |
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| Hasan Saka | CHP |
Sep 1947 Jan 1949 |
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| Semsettin Günaltay | CHP |
Jan 1949 May 1950 |
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Celal Bayar
(1950-60 |
Adnan Menderes | DP |
May 1950 May 1960 |
| 1961 - Menderes Coup | |||
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Cemal Gürsel (1960-66 |
Cemal Gürsel |
May 1960 Nov 1961 |
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| Ismet Inönü | CHP |
Nov 1961 Feb 1965 |
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| Suat Hayri Ürgüplü | Independent |
Feb 1965 Oct 1965 |
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| Süleyman Demirel | AP |
Oct 1965 Mar 1971 |
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| 1971 - Communique Coup | |||
|
Cevdet Sunay
(1966-73 |
Nihat Erim | Independent |
Mar 1971 April 1972 |
| Ferit Melen | NRP |
April 1972 |
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| Suat Hayri Ürgüplü | Independent |
April May 1972 |
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| Ferit Melen | NRP |
May 1972 April 1973 |
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| Naim Talu | Independent |
April 1973 Jan 1974 |
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Fahri Korutürk
(1973-80 |
Bülent Ecevit | CHP |
Jan Nov 1974 |
| Sadi Irmak | Independent |
Nov 1974 Mar 1975 |
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| Süleyman Demirel | AP |
Mar 1975 Jan 1978 |
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| Bülent Ecevit | CHP |
Jan 1978 Oct 1979 |
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| Süleyman Demirel | AP |
Oct 1979 Sep 1980 |
|
| 1980 - Evren Coup | |||
|
Kenan Evren
(1980-89 |
Bülent Ulusu | appointed |
Sep 1980 Dec 1983 |
| Turgut Özal | ANAP |
Dec 1983 Oct 1989 |
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| Ali Bozer 6 | ANAP |
Oct Nov 1989 |
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Turgut Özal (1989-1993 |
Yildirim Akbulut | ANAP |
Nov 1989 Jun 1991 |
| Mesut Yilmaz | ANAP |
Jun Nov 1991 |
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| Süleyman Demirel | DYP |
Nov 1991 May 1993 |
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| Erdal Inönü |
May Jun 1993 |
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Süleyman Demirel 1993-2000 |
Tansu Çiller | DYP | 25 Jun 1993 15 Oct 1995 |
| Çiller | DYP | 15 Oct 1995 5 Nov 1995 | |
| Çiller | DYP | 5 Nov 1995 12 Mar 1996 | |
| Mesut Yilmaz | ANAP | 12 Mar 1996 08 July 1996 | |
| Necmettin Erbakan | RP | 08 July 1996 30 Jun 1997 | |
| 1997 - Postmodern Coup | |||
| Mesut Yilmaz | ANAP | 30 Jun 1997 11 Jan 1999 | |
| Ecevit | DSP | 11 Jan 1999 28 May 1999 | |
| Ahmet Necdet SEZER May 5, 2000 | Ecevit | DSP | 28 May 1999 18 Nov 2002 |
| Abdullah Gül | AKP | 18 Nov 2002 11 Mar 2003 | |
| 2003 - Sledgehammer coup plot | |||
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan | AKP | 14 Mar 2003 5 Sep 2007 | |
| Abdullah Gül 28 August 2007 | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | AKP | 5 Sep 2007 -28 Aug 2014 |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan 28 August 2014 | Ahmet Davutoglu | AKP | 28 Aug 2014 - xx May 2016 |
| Binali Yildirim | AKP | xx May 2016 - xx xxx 201x | |
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