List of ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey

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This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey.

The position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. No. (Number) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Term 1 Bekir Sami Kunduh 3 May 1920 8 May 1921 Independent 2 Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu 8 May 1921 16 May 1921 Independent 3 Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk 16 May 1921 25 October 1922 Independent 4 İsmet İnönü 25 October 1922 22 November 1924 Republican People's Party 5 Şükrü Kaya 22 November 1924 3 March 1925 Republican People's Party 6 Tevfik Rüştü Aras 3 March 1925 11 November 1938 Republican People's Party 7 Şükrü Saracoğlu 11 November 1938 14 August 1942 Republican People's Party 8 Numan Menemencioğlu 14 August 1942 16 June 1944 Republican People's Party (7) Şükrü Saracoğlu 16 June 1944 13 September 1944 Republican People's Party 9 Hasan Saka 13 September 1944 10 September 1947 Republican People's Party 10 Necmettin Sadak 10 September 1947 22 May 1950 Republican People's Party 11 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü 22 May 1950 15 April 1955 Democrat Party 12 Adnan Menderes 15 April 1955 27 July 1955 Democrat Party — Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 27 July 1955 9 December 1955 Democrat Party (11) Mehmet Fuat Köprülü 9 December 1955 20 June 1956 Democrat Party — Ethem Menderes 20 June 1956 25 November 1957 Democrat Party 13 Fatin Rüştü Zorlu 25 November 1957 27 May 1960 Democrat Party 14 Selim Sarper 30 May 1960 26 March 1962 Independent 15 Feridun Cemal Erkin 26 March 1962 20 February 1965 Independent 16 Hasan Esat Işık 20 February 1965 27 October 1965 Independent 17 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 27 October 1965 26 March 1971 Justice Party 18 Osman Esim Olcay 26 March 1971 11 December 1971 Independent 19 Ümit Haluk Bayülken 11 December 1971 26 January 1974 Independent 20 Turan Güneş 26 January 1974 17 November 1974 Republican People's Party 21 Melih Esenbel 17 November 1974 31 March 1975 Independent (17) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 31 March 1975 21 June 1977 Justice Party 22 Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 21 June 1977 21 July 1977 Republican People's Party (17) İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 21 July 1977 5 January 1978 Justice Party (22) Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün 5 January 1978 12 November 1979 Republican People's Party 23 Hayrettin Erkmen 12 November 1979 5 September 1980 Justice Party — Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun 5 September 1980 12 September 1980 Justice Party 24 İlter Türkmen 20 September 1980 13 December 1983 Independent 25 Vahit Melih Halefoğlu 13 December 1983 21 December 1987 Motherland Party 26 Mesut Yılmaz 21 December 1987 21 February 1990 Motherland Party 27 Ali Bozer 21 February 1990 12 October 1990 Motherland Party 28 Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin 13 October 1990 23 June 1991 Motherland Party 29 Safa Giray 23 June 1991 20 November 1991 Motherland Party 30 Hikmet Çetin 21 November 1991 27 July 1994 Social Democratic People's Party 31 Mümtaz Soysal 27 July 1994 28 November 1994 Social Democratic People's Party 32 Murat Karayalçın 12 December 1994 27 March 1995 Social Democratic People's Party 33 Erdal İnönü 27 March 1995 5 October 1995 Republican People's Party 34 Coşkun Kırca 5 October 1995 30 October 1995 True Path Party 35 Deniz Baykal 30 October 1995 6 March 1996 Republican People's Party 36 Emre Gönensay 6 March 1996 28 June 1996 True Path Party 37 Tansu Çiller 28 June 1996 30 June 1997 True Path Party 38 İsmail Cem 30 June 1997 12 July 2002 Democratic Left Party 39 Şükrü Sina Gürel 12 July 2002 18 November 2002 Democratic Left Party 40 Yaşar Yakış 18 November 2002 14 March 2003 Justice and Development Party 41 Abdullah Gül 14 March 2003 29 August 2007 Justice and Development Party 42 Ali Babacan 29 August 2007 1 May 2009 Justice and Development Party 43 Ahmet Davutoğlu 1 May 2009 29 August 2014 Justice and Development Party 44 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu 29 August 2014 28 August 2015 Justice and Development Party 45 Feridun Sinirlioğlu 28 August 2015 24 November 2015 Independent (44) Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu 24 November 2015 4 June 2023 Justice and Development Party 46 Hakan Fidan 4 June 2023 Incumbent Justice and Development Party

This is a list of Turkish ministers of foreign affairs by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Tevfik Rüştü Aras is the only person to have served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for more than ten years. No. in officeSecretaryLength of serviceRank614421734341153864172587924109111512131310143015261619174182219820142142223231243725462623272028182928301631273233 3329342135393635373138403936403241124254345443445245