List of ministers of national defense of Turkey

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The following is a list of ministers of national defense of Turkey.

No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party
1 Fevzi cakmak.png Fevzi Çakmak 3 May 19205 August 1921 Independent
2 Refet Bele.jpg Refet Bele 5 August 192110 January 1922 Independent
3 Ozalp.jpg Kazım Özalp 10 January 192221 November 1924 Republican People's Party
4 Ali Fethi Okyar.jpg Fethi Okyar 22 November 19243 March 1925 Republican People's Party
5 Mehmet Recep Bey Peker.jpg Recep Peker 4 March 19251 November 1927 Republican People's Party
6 TBMM Baskani Abdulhalik Renda.jpg Abdülhalik Renda 1 November 192725 December 1930 Republican People's Party
7 Zekai Bey Apaydin.jpg Zekai Apaydın 29 December 19301 March 1935 Republican People's Party
(3) Ozalp.jpg Kazım Özalp 1 March 193518 January 1939 Republican People's Party
8 NaciTinaz.gif Naci Tınaz 18 January 19395 April 1940 Republican People's Party
9 Saffet Bey Arikan.jpg Saffet Arıkan 5 April 194012 November 1941 Republican People's Party
10 Ali Riza Artunkal.jpg Ali Rıza Artunkal 12 November 19417 August 1946 Republican People's Party
11 Cemil Cahit Toydemir.jpg Cemil Cahit Toydemir 7 August 19465 September 1947 Republican People's Party
12 No image.png Münir Birsel 5 September 19475 June 1948 Republican People's Party
— Hasan Husnu Saka.jpg Hasan Saka
Acting Minister		5 June 194810 June 1948 Republican People's Party
13 Huseyin Husnu Cakir.jpg Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır 10 June 194822 May 1950 Republican People's Party
14 Refik Sevket Ince.jpg Refik Şevket İnce 22 May 19509 March 1951 Democrat Party
15 No image.png Ahmet Hulusi Köymen 9 March 195110 December 1952 Democrat Party
16 No image.png Seyfi Kurtbek 10 December 19521 November 1953 Democrat Party
17 No image.png Kenan Yılmaz 1 November 195317 May 1954 Democrat Party
18 No image.png Ethem Menderes 17 May 195415 September 1955 Democrat Party
— Mehmet Fuat Koprulu.jpg Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
Acting Minister		15 September 19559 December 1955 Democrat Party
— Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Donemi.jpg Adnan Menderes
Acting Minister		9 December 195528 July 1957 Democrat Party
19 No image.png Hasan Şemi Ergin 28 July 195719 January 1958 Democrat Party
(18) No image.png Ethem Menderes 19 January 195827 May 1960 Democrat Party
20 Cemal Gursel.jpg Cemal Gürsel 30 May 19609 June 1960 Military
21 No image.png Hüseyin Ataman 22 October 19605 January 1961 Military
22 No image.png Muzaffer Alankuş 5 January 19613 July 1961 Military
23 No image.png İlhami Sancar 20 November 196120 February 1965 Republican People's Party
24 No image.png Hasan Dinçer 20 February 196510 August 1965 Justice Party
25 No image.png Mustafa Hazım Dağlı 10 August 196527 October 1965 Justice Party
26 No image.png Ahmet Topaloğlu 27 October 196526 March 1971 Justice Party
27 President John F. Kennedy with Ferit Melen (cropped).jpg Ferit Melen 26 March 197122 May 1972 Republican Reliance Party
28 No image.png Mehmet İzmen 22 May 197215 April 1973 Justice Party
(23) No image.png İlhami Sancar 15 April 197326 January 1974 Republican People's Party
29 Hasan Esat Isik.jpg Hasan Esat Işık 26 January 197417 November 1974 Republican People's Party
(23) No image.png İlhami Sancar 17 November 197431 March 1975 Republican People's Party
(27) President John F. Kennedy with Ferit Melen (cropped).jpg Ferit Melen 31 March 197521 June 1977 Republican Reliance Party
(29) Hasan Esat Isik.jpg Hasan Esat Işık 21 June 197721 July 1977 Republican People's Party
30 No image.png Sadettin Bilgiç 21 July 197718 October 1977 Justice Party
— No image.png Cihat Bilgehan
Acting Minister		14 October 197728 October 1977 Justice Party
31 No image.png Turhan Kapanlı 1 November 19775 January 1978 Justice Party
(29) Hasan Esat Isik.jpg Hasan Esat Işık 5 January 197816 January 1979 Republican People's Party
32 No image.png Neşet Akmandor 16 January 197912 November 1979 Republican People's Party
33 No image.png Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu 12 November 197912 September 1980 Justice Party
34 Haluk Bayulgen (1972).jpg Ümit Haluk Bayülken 20 September 198013 December 1983 Independent
35 No image.png Zeki Yavuztürk 13 December 198321 December 1987 Motherland Party
36 No image.png Ercan Vuralhan 21 December 198730 March 1989 Motherland Party
37 Ismail Safa Giray signing financial agreements (cropped).jpg Safa Giray 30 March 198919 October 1990 Motherland Party
— No image.png Güneş Taner
Acting Minister		19 October 199028 October 1990 Motherland Party
38 No image.png Hüsnü Doğan 28 October 199022 February 1991 Motherland Party
39 No image.png Mehmet Yazar 1 March 199123 June 1991 Motherland Party
40 No image.png Barlas Doğu 23 June 199120 November 1991 Motherland Party
41 No image.png Nevzat Ayaz 20 November 199124 October 1993 True Path Party
42 No image.png Mehmet Gölhan 24 October 19935 October 1995 True Path Party
43 No image.png Vefa Tanır 5 October 19956 March 1996 True Path Party
44 No image.png Mahmut Oltan Sungurlu 6 March 199628 June 1996 Motherland Party
45 No image.png Turhan Tayan 28 June 199630 June 1997 True Path Party
46 Ismet Sezgin (cropped).jpg İsmet Sezgin 30 June 199711 January 1999 Democrat Turkey Party
47 No image.png Hikmet Sami Türk 11 January 199928 May 1999 Democratic Left Party
48 Sabahattin Cakmakoglu (cropped).jpg Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu 28 May 199918 November 2002 Nationalist Movement Party
49 Vecdi Gonul.jpg Vecdi Gönül 18 November 20026 July 2011 Justice and Development Party
50 Ismet Yilmaz.jpg İsmet Yılmaz 6 July 20111 July 2015 Justice and Development Party
(49) Vecdi Gonul.jpg Vecdi Gönül 3 July 201524 November 2015 Justice and Development Party
(50) Ismet Yilmaz.jpg İsmet Yılmaz 24 November 201524 May 2016 Justice and Development Party
51 Fikri Isik.jpg Fikri Işık 24 May 201619 July 2017 Justice and Development Party
52 180607-D-IO684-101 (41940332394) (cropped).jpg Nurettin Canikli 19 July 201710 July 2018 Justice and Development Party
53 Hulusi Akar (cropped, 2019).jpg Hulusi Akar 10 July 20183 June 2023 Justice and Development Party
54 OrgeneralYasarGulerNATOHQ.jpg Yaşar Güler 3 June 2023Incumbent Justice and Development Party

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