List of prime ministers of Turkey

  • Top left: İsmet İnönü was Turkey's first prime minister and the longest serving prime minister.
  • Top right: Süleyman Demirel was the prime minister who formed the most governments in Turkey.
  • Bottom left: Tansu Çiller was Turkey's first and only female Prime Minister.
  • Bottom right: Binali Yıldırım was Turkey's last prime minister.

The position of Prime Minister of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. The prime minister was the head of the executive branch of the government along with the Cabinet. Following the 2017 constitutional referendum, the office of prime minister was abolished and the President became the head of the executive branch after the 2018 general election.

For a list of grand viziers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see List of Ottoman grand viziers.

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