List of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey
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Following is a list of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fevzi Çakmak Fevzi Çakmak Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish soldier , politician. Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, National Defence Minister, Prime minister of Ankara government, the second Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Grand National Assembly and the first Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of... |
May 3, 1920 | August 5, 1921 |
| 2 | Refet Bele Refet Bele Refet Bele was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-External links:... |
August 5, 1921 | January 10, 1922 |
| 3 | Kazım Özalp Kazim Özalp Kâzım Fikri Özalp was a Turkish military officer and politician, who was one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence.-Biography:... |
January 10, 1922 | November 21, 1924 |
| 4 | Ali Fethi Okyar Ali Fethi Okyar Ali Fethi Okyar was a Turkish diplomat and politician who also served as a military officer and as a diplomat during the last decade of the Ottoman Empire... |
November 22, 1924 | March 3, 1925 |
| 5 | Recep Peker Recep Peker Recep Peker , aka Mehmet Recep Peker, was a Turkish officer and politician. He served as various government ministers and finally as the prime minister.- Early life :... |
March 4, 1925 | November 1, 1927 |
| 6 | Abdülhalik Renda | November 1, 1927 | December 25, 1930 |
| 7 | Zekai Apaydın | December 29, 1930 | March 1, 1935 |
| 8 | Kazım Özalp Kazim Özalp Kâzım Fikri Özalp was a Turkish military officer and politician, who was one of the leading figures in the Turkish War of Independence.-Biography:... |
March 1, 1935 | January 18, 1939 |
| 9 | Ahmet Naci Tınaz | January 18, 1939 | April 5, 1940 |
| 10 | Saffet Arıkan | April 5, 1940 | November 12, 1941 |
| 11 | Ali Rıza Artunkal | November 12, 1941 | August 7, 1946 |
| 12 | Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir Cemil Cahit Toydemir was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the general of the Turkish Army.-See also:*List of high-ranking commanders of the Turkish War of Independence... |
August 7, 1946 | September 5, 1947 |
| 13 | Münir Birsel | September 5, 1947 | June 5, 1948 |
| 14 | Hasan Saka Hasan Saka Hasan Saka was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Political career:... (acting) |
June 5, 1948 | June 10, 1948 |
| 15 | Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır | June 10, 1948 | May 22, 1950 |
| 16 | Refik Şevket İnce | May 22, 1950 | March 9, 1951 |
| 17 | Ahmet Hulusi Köymen | March 9, 1951 | December 10, 1952 |
| 18 | Seyfi Kurtbek | December 10, 1952 | November 1, 1953 |
| 19 | Kenan Yılmaz | November 1, 1953 | May 17, 1954 |
| 20 | Ethem Menderes | May 17, 1954 | September 15, 1955 |
| 21 | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Mehmet Fuat Köprülü , aka Köprülüzade, who traced his descent from the illustrious Köprülü family, was a Turkish politician and historian, known for his contributions to Ottoman history, Turkish folklore and language.-Biography:A founding member of the Democratic Party along with Celal Bayar, Adnan... (acting) |
September 15, 1955 | December 9, 1955 |
| 22 | Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet... (acting) |
December 9, 1955 | July 28, 1957 |
| 23 | Hasan Şemi Ergin | July 28, 1957 | January 19, 1958 |
| 24 | Ethem Menderes | January 19, 1958 | May 27, 1960 |
| 25 | Cemal Gürsel Cemal Gürsel Cemal Gürsel , was a Turkish army officer, and the fourth President of Turkey.- Early life :He was born in the city of Erzurum to the Turkish parents as the son of an Ottoman Army officer, Abidin Bey, the grandson of Ibrahim and the great-grandson of Haci Ahmad... |
May 30, 1960 | June 9, 1960 |
| 27 | Hüseyin Ataman | October 22, 1960 | January 5, 1961 |
| 28 | Muzaffer Alankuş | January 5, 1961 | July 3, 1961 |
| 29 | İlhami Sancar | November 20, 1961 | February 20 ,1965 |
| 30 | Hasan Dinçer | February 20 ,1965 | August 10, 1965 |
| 31 | Mustafa Hazım Dağlı | August 10, 1965 | October 27, 1965 |
| 32 | Ahmet Topaloğlu | October 27, 1965 | March 26, 1971 |
| 33 | Ferit Melen Ferit Melen Ferit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:After finishing the high school in Bursa, he obtained a degree in finance from the School of Political Science at Ankara University in 1931... |
March 26, 1971 | May 22, 1972 |
| 34 | Mehmet İzmen | May 22, 1972 | April 15, 1973 |
| 35 | İlhami Sancar | April 15, 1973 | January 26, 1974 |
| 36 | Hasan Esat Işık | January 26, 1974 | November 17, 1974 |
| 37 | İlhami Sancar | November 17, 1974 | March 31, 1975 |
| 38 | Ferit Melen Ferit Melen Ferit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Biography:After finishing the high school in Bursa, he obtained a degree in finance from the School of Political Science at Ankara University in 1931... |
March 31, 1975 | June 21, 1977 |
| 39 | Hasan Esat Işık | June 21, 1977 | July 21, 1977 |
| 40 | Sadettin Bilgiç | July 21, 1977 | October 18 ,1977 |
| 41 | Cihat Bilgehan (acting) | October 14 ,1977 | October 28, 1977 |
| 42 | Turhan Kapanlı | November 1, 1977 | January 5, 1978 |
| 43 | Hasan Esat Işık | January 5, 1978 | January 16, 1979 |
| 44 | Neşet Akmandor | January 16, 1979 | November 12, 1979 |
| 45 | Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu | November 12, 1979 | September 12, 1980 |
| 46 | Haluk Bayülken | September 20, 1980 | December 13, 1983 |
| 47 | Zeki Yavuztürk | December 13, 1983 | December 21, 1987 |
| 48 | Ercan Vuralhan | December 21, 1987 | March 30, 1989 |
| 49 | Safa Giray Safa Giray İsmail Safa Giray was a Turkish civil engineer and politician of the Motherland Party . He was a member of parliament and held positions as Minister of Public Works and Settlement, Minister of National Defense, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.-Early life and education:Safa Giray was born in İzmir... |
March 30, 1989 | October 19, 1990 |
| 50 | Güneş Taner (acting) | October 19, 1990 | October 28, 1990 |
| 51 | Hüsnü Doğan | October 28, 1990 | February 22, 1991 |
| 52 | Mehmet Yazar | March 1, 1991 | June 23, 1991 |
| 53 | Barlas Doğu | June 23, 1991 | November 20, 1991 |
| 54 | Nevzat Ayaz | November 20, 1991 | October 24, 1993 |
| 55 | Mehmet Gölhan | October 24, 1993 | October 5, 1995 |
| 56 | Vefa Tanır | October 5, 1995 | March 6, 1996 |
| 57 | Oltan Sungurlu | March 6, 1996 | June 28, 1996 |
| 58 | Turhan Tayan | June 28, 1996 | June 30, 1997 |
| 59 | İsmet Sezgin | June 30, 1997 | January 11, 1999 |
| 60 | Hikmet Sami Türk | January 11, 1999 | May 28, 1999 |
| 61 | Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | May 28, 1999 | November 18, 2002 |
| 62 | Vecdi Gönül Vecdi Gönül Mehmet Vecdi Gönül is Minister of Defence of Turkey and Member of Parliament for Kocaeli.-Biography:Gönül's father, Saffet, was a teacher in Military high schools. His mother's name was Lütfiye. He graduated in political science from Ankara University in 1960 and returned to Erzincan as a civil... |
November 18, 2002 | July 6, 2011 |
| 63 | İsmet Yılmaz İsmet Yılmaz İsmet Yılmaz , is a Turkish mechanical engineer, law consultant, civil servant and politician. Currently, he is serving as the Minister of National Defense.-Early years:... |
July 7, 2011 |