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List of ministers of national defense of Turkey
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The following is a list of ministers of national defense of Turkey.
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| No. | Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Fevzi Çakmak | 3 May 1920 | 5 August 1921 | Independent |
| 2 |  |
Refet Bele | 5 August 1921 | 10 January 1922 | Independent |
| 3 |  |
Kazım Özalp | 10 January 1922 | 21 November 1924 | Republican People's Party |
| 4 |  |
Fethi Okyar | 22 November 1924 | 3 March 1925 | Republican People's Party |
| 5 |  |
Recep Peker | 4 March 1925 | 1 November 1927 | Republican People's Party |
| 6 |  |
Abdülhalik Renda | 1 November 1927 | 25 December 1930 | Republican People's Party |
| 7 |  |
Zekai Apaydın | 29 December 1930 | 1 March 1935 | Republican People's Party |
| (3) | |
Kazım Özalp | 1 March 1935 | 18 January 1939 | Republican People's Party |
| 8 |  |
Naci Tınaz | 18 January 1939 | 5 April 1940 | Republican People's Party |
| 9 |  |
Saffet Arıkan | 5 April 1940 | 12 November 1941 | Republican People's Party |
| 10 |  |
Ali Rıza Artunkal | 12 November 1941 | 7 August 1946 | Republican People's Party |
| 11 |  |
Cemil Cahit Toydemir | 7 August 1946 | 5 September 1947 | Republican People's Party |
| 12 |  |
Münir Birsel | 5 September 1947 | 5 June 1948 | Republican People's Party |
| — |  |
Hasan Saka Acting Minister |
5 June 1948 | 10 June 1948 | Republican People's Party |
| 13 |  |
Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır | 10 June 1948 | 22 May 1950 | Republican People's Party |
| 14 |  |
Refik Şevket İnce | 22 May 1950 | 9 March 1951 | Democrat Party |
| 15 | |
Ahmet Hulusi Köymen | 9 March 1951 | 10 December 1952 | Democrat Party |
| 16 | |
Seyfi Kurtbek | 10 December 1952 | 1 November 1953 | Democrat Party |
| 17 | |
Kenan Yılmaz | 1 November 1953 | 17 May 1954 | Democrat Party |
| 18 | |
Ethem Menderes | 17 May 1954 | 15 September 1955 | Democrat Party |
| — |  |
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü Acting Minister |
15 September 1955 | 9 December 1955 | Democrat Party |
| — |  |
Adnan Menderes Acting Minister |
9 December 1955 | 28 July 1957 | Democrat Party |
| 19 | |
Hasan Şemi Ergin | 28 July 1957 | 19 January 1958 | Democrat Party |
| (18) | |
Ethem Menderes | 19 January 1958 | 27 May 1960 | Democrat Party |
| 20 |  |
Cemal Gürsel | 30 May 1960 | 9 June 1960 | Military |
| 21 | |
Hüseyin Ataman | 22 October 1960 | 5 January 1961 | Military |
| 22 | |
Muzaffer Alankuş | 5 January 1961 | 3 July 1961 | Military |
| 23 | |
İlhami Sancar | 20 November 1961 | 20 February 1965 | Republican People's Party |
| 24 | |
Hasan Dinçer | 20 February 1965 | 10 August 1965 | Justice Party |
| 25 | |
Mustafa Hazım Dağlı | 10 August 1965 | 27 October 1965 | Justice Party |
| 26 | |
Ahmet Topaloğlu | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | Justice Party |
| 27 | .jpg) |
Ferit Melen | 26 March 1971 | 22 May 1972 | Republican Reliance Party |
| 28 | |
Mehmet İzmen | 22 May 1972 | 15 April 1973 | Justice Party |
| (23) | |
İlhami Sancar | 15 April 1973 | 26 January 1974 | Republican People's Party |
| 29 |  |
Hasan Esat Işık | 26 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | Republican People's Party |
| (23) | |
İlhami Sancar | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | Republican People's Party |
| (27) | |
Ferit Melen | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | Republican Reliance Party |
| (29) | |
Hasan Esat Işık | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | Republican People's Party |
| 30 | |
Sadettin Bilgiç | 21 July 1977 | 18 October 1977 | Justice Party |
| — | |
Cihat Bilgehan Acting Minister |
14 October 1977 | 28 October 1977 | Justice Party |
| 31 | |
Turhan Kapanlı | 1 November 1977 | 5 January 1978 | Justice Party |
| (29) | |
Hasan Esat Işık | 5 January 1978 | 16 January 1979 | Republican People's Party |
| 32 | |
Neşet Akmandor | 16 January 1979 | 12 November 1979 | Republican People's Party |
| 33 | |
Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu | 12 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | Justice Party |
| 34 | .jpg) |
Ümit Haluk Bayülken | 20 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | Independent |
| 35 | |
Zeki Yavuztürk | 13 December 1983 | 21 December 1987 | Motherland Party |
| 36 | |
Ercan Vuralhan | 21 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | Motherland Party |
| 37 | .jpg) |
Safa Giray | 30 March 1989 | 19 October 1990 | Motherland Party |
| — | |
Güneş Taner Acting Minister |
19 October 1990 | 28 October 1990 | Motherland Party |
| 38 | |
Hüsnü Doğan | 28 October 1990 | 22 February 1991 | Motherland Party |
| 39 | |
Mehmet Yazar | 1 March 1991 | 23 June 1991 | Motherland Party |
| 40 | |
Barlas Doğu | 23 June 1991 | 20 November 1991 | Motherland Party |
| 41 | |
Nevzat Ayaz | 20 November 1991 | 24 October 1993 | True Path Party |
| 42 | |
Mehmet Gölhan | 24 October 1993 | 5 October 1995 | True Path Party |
| 43 | |
Vefa Tanır | 5 October 1995 | 6 March 1996 | True Path Party |
| 44 | |
Mahmut Oltan Sungurlu | 6 March 1996 | 28 June 1996 | Motherland Party |
| 45 | |
Turhan Tayan | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | True Path Party |
| 46 | .jpg) |
İsmet Sezgin | 30 June 1997 | 11 January 1999 | Democrat Turkey Party |
| 47 | |
Hikmet Sami Türk | 11 January 1999 | 28 May 1999 | Democratic Left Party |
| 48 | .jpg) |
Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | 28 May 1999 | 18 November 2002 | Nationalist Movement Party |
| 49 |  |
Vecdi Gönül | 18 November 2002 | 6 July 2011 | Justice and Development Party |
| 50 |  |
İsmet Yılmaz | 6 July 2011 | 1 July 2015 | Justice and Development Party |
| (49) | |
Vecdi Gönül | 3 July 2015 | 24 November 2015 | Justice and Development Party |
| (50) | |
İsmet Yılmaz | 24 November 2015 | 24 May 2016 | Justice and Development Party |
| 51 |  |
Fikri Işık | 24 May 2016 | 19 July 2017 | Justice and Development Party |
| 52 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Nurettin Canikli | 19 July 2017 | 10 July 2018 | Justice and Development Party |
| 53 | .jpg) |
Hulusi Akar | 10 July 2018 | 3 June 2023 | Justice and Development Party |
| 54 |  |
Yaşar Güler | 3 June 2023 | Incumbent | Justice and Development Party |
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