The following is a list of ministers of national defense of Turkey.
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fevzi Çakmak | 3 May 1920 | 5 August 1921 | Independent | |||
| Refet Bele | 5 August 1921 | 10 January 1922 | Independent | |||
| Kazım Özalp | 10 January 1922 | 21 November 1924 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Fethi Okyar | 22 November 1924 | 3 March 1925 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Recep Peker | 4 March 1925 | 1 November 1927 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Abdülhalik Renda | 1 November 1927 | 25 December 1930 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Zekai Apaydın | 29 December 1930 | 1 March 1935 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Kazım Özalp | 1 March 1935 | 18 January 1939 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Naci Tınaz | 18 January 1939 | 5 April 1940 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Saffet Arıkan | 5 April 1940 | 12 November 1941 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Ali Rıza Artunkal | 12 November 1941 | 7 August 1946 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Cemil Cahit Toydemir | 7 August 1946 | 5 September 1947 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Münir Birsel | 5 September 1947 | 5 June 1948 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Hasan Saka | 5 June 1948 | 10 June 1948 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır | 10 June 1948 | 22 May 1950 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Refik Şevket İnce | 22 May 1950 | 9 March 1951 | Democrat Party | |||
| Ahmet Hulusi Köymen | 9 March 1951 | 10 December 1952 | Democrat Party | |||
| Seyfi Kurtbek | 10 December 1952 | 1 November 1953 | Democrat Party | |||
| Kenan Yılmaz | 1 November 1953 | 17 May 1954 | Democrat Party | |||
| Ethem Menderes | 17 May 1954 | 15 September 1955 | Democrat Party | |||
| Mehmet Fuat Köprülü | 15 September 1955 | 9 December 1955 | Democrat Party | |||
| Adnan Menderes | 9 December 1955 | 28 July 1957 | Democrat Party | |||
| Hasan Şemi Ergin | 28 July 1957 | 19 January 1958 | Democrat Party | |||
| Ethem Menderes | 19 January 1958 | 27 May 1960 | Democrat Party | |||
| Cemal Gürsel | 30 May 1960 | 9 June 1960 | Military | |||
| Hüseyin Ataman | 22 October 1960 | 5 January 1961 | Military | |||
| Muzaffer Alankuş | 5 January 1961 | 3 July 1961 | Military | |||
| İlhami Sancar | 20 November 1961 | 20 February 1965 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Hasan Dinçer | 20 February 1965 | 10 August 1965 | Justice Party | |||
| Mustafa Hazım Dağlı | 10 August 1965 | 27 October 1965 | Justice Party | |||
| Ahmet Topaloğlu | 27 October 1965 | 26 March 1971 | Justice Party | |||
| Ferit Melen | 26 March 1971 | 22 May 1972 | Republican Reliance Party | |||
| Mehmet İzmen | 22 May 1972 | 15 April 1973 | Justice Party | |||
| İlhami Sancar | 15 April 1973 | 26 January 1974 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Hasan Esat Işık | 26 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | Republican People's Party | |||
| İlhami Sancar | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Ferit Melen | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | Republican Reliance Party | |||
| Hasan Esat Işık | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Sadettin Bilgiç | 21 July 1977 | 18 October 1977 | Justice Party | |||
| Cihat Bilgehan | 14 October 1977 | 28 October 1977 | Justice Party | |||
| Turhan Kapanlı | 1 November 1977 | 5 January 1978 | Justice Party | |||
| Hasan Esat Işık | 5 January 1978 | 16 January 1979 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Neşet Akmandor | 16 January 1979 | 12 November 1979 | Republican People's Party | |||
| Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu | 12 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | Justice Party | |||
| Ümit Haluk Bayülken | 20 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | Independent | |||
| Zeki Yavuztürk | 13 December 1983 | 21 December 1987 | Motherland Party | |||
| Ercan Vuralhan | 21 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | Motherland Party | |||
| Safa Giray | 30 March 1989 | 19 October 1990 | Motherland Party | |||
| Güneş Taner | 19 October 1990 | 28 October 1990 | Motherland Party | |||
| Hüsnü Doğan | 28 October 1990 | 22 February 1991 | Motherland Party | |||
| Mehmet Yazar | 1 March 1991 | 23 June 1991 | Motherland Party | |||
| Barlas Doğu | 23 June 1991 | 20 November 1991 | Motherland Party | |||
| Nevzat Ayaz | 20 November 1991 | 24 October 1993 | True Path Party | |||
| Mehmet Gölhan | 24 October 1993 | 5 October 1995 | True Path Party | |||
| Vefa Tanır | 5 October 1995 | 6 March 1996 | True Path Party | |||
| Mahmut Oltan Sungurlu | 6 March 1996 | 28 June 1996 | Motherland Party | |||
| Turhan Tayan | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | True Path Party | |||
| İsmet Sezgin | 30 June 1997 | 11 January 1999 | Democrat Turkey Party | |||
| Hikmet Sami Türk | 11 January 1999 | 28 May 1999 | Democratic Left Party | |||
| Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | 28 May 1999 | 18 November 2002 | Nationalist Movement Party | |||
| Vecdi Gönül | 18 November 2002 | 6 July 2011 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| İsmet Yılmaz | 6 July 2011 | 1 July 2015 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Vecdi Gönül | 3 July 2015 | 24 November 2015 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| İsmet Yılmaz | 24 November 2015 | 24 May 2016 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Fikri Işık | 24 May 2016 | 19 July 2017 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Nurettin Canikli | 19 July 2017 | 10 July 2018 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Hulusi Akar | 10 July 2018 | 3 June 2023 | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Yaşar Güler | 3 June 2023 | Incumbent | Justice and Development Party | |||