Following is a list of ministers of national education of Turkey.
| Name | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 1920 | 13 December 1920 | ||
| 2 | 14 December 1920 | 20 November 1921 | ||
| 3 | 20 November 1921 | 5 November 1922 | ||
| 4 | 5 November 1922 | 6 March 1924 | ||
| 5 | 6 March 1924 | 22 November 1924 | ||
| 6 | 22 November 1924 | 3 March 1925 | ||
| 7 | 3 March 1925 | 19 December 1925 | ||
| 8 | 20 December 1925 | 1 January 1929 | ||
| 9 | İsmet İnönü (placeholder) | 1 January 1929 | 8 January 1929 | |
| 10 | 9 January 1929 | 27 February 1929 | ||
| 11 | 28 February 1929 | 7 April 1929 | ||
| 12 | Recep Peker (placeholder) | 7 April 1929 | 10 April 1929 | |
| 13 | 10 April 1929 | 15 September 1930 | ||
| 14 | Refik Saydam (placeholder) | 17 September 1930 | 27 September 1930 | |
| 15 | 27 September 1930 | 18 September 1932 | ||
| 16 | 19 September 1932 | 13 August 1933 | ||
| 17 | Refik Saydam (placeholder) | 13 August 1933 | 26 October 1933 | |
| 18 | 27 October 1933 | 8 July 1934 | ||
| 19 | 9 July 1934 | 9 June 1935 | ||
| 20 | 10 June 1935 | 9 June 1935 | ||
| 21 | 28 December 1938 | 5 August 1946 | ||
| 22 | 5 August 1946 | 9 June 1948 | ||
| 23 | 10 June 1948 | 22 May 1950 | ||
| 24 | 22 May 1950 | 2 August 1950 | ||
| 25 | Nuri Özsan (placeholder) | 3 August 1950 | 10 August 1950 | |
| 26 | 11 August 1950 | 5 April 1953 | ||
| 27 | 9 April 1953 | 17 May 1954 | ||
| 28 | 17 May 1954 | 9 December 1955 | ||
| 29 | 9 December 1955 | 13 April 1957 | ||
| 30 | 13 April 1957 | 25 November 1957 | ||
| 31 | 26 November 1957 | 22 May 1959 | ||
| 32 | Ahmet Tevfik İleri (placeholder) | 22 May 1959 | 8 December 1959 | |
| 33 | 9 December 1959 | 27 May 1960 | ||
| 34 | 30 May 1960 | 27 August 1960 | ||
| 35 | Fehmi Yavuz (placeholder) | 27 August 1960 | 8 September 1960 | |
| 36 | 8 September 1960 | 5 January 1961 | ||
| 37 | 5 January 1961 | 7 February 1961 | ||
| 38 | Ahmet Tahtakılıç (placeholder) | 7 February 1961 | 2 March 1961 | |
| 39 | 3 March 1961 | 25 October 1961 | ||
| 40 | Ahmet Tahtakılıç (placeholder) | 25 October 1961 | 20 November 1961 | |
| 41 | 20 November 1961 | 25 June 1962 | ||
| 42 | 25 June 1962 | 8 June 1963 | ||
| 43 | 11 June 1963 | 20 February 1965 | ||
| 44 | 20 February 1965 | 27 October 1965 | ||
| 45 | 27 October 1965 | 1 April 1967 | ||
| 46 | 1 April 1967 | 3 November 1969 | ||
| 47 | 3 November 1969 | 26 March 1971 | ||
| 48 | 26 March 1971 | 13 December 1971 | ||
| 49 | 13 December 1971 | 22 May 1972 | ||
| 50 | 22 May 1972 | 15 April 1973 | ||
| 51 | 15 April 1973 | 26 January 1974 | ||
| 52 | 26 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | ||
| 53 | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | ||
| 54 | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | ||
| 55 | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | ||
| 56 | 21 July 1977 | 5 January 1978 | ||
| 57 | 5 January 1978 | 12 November 1979 | ||
| 58 | 12 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | ||
| 59 | 21 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | ||
| 60 | 13 December 1983 | 13 September 1985 | ||
| 61 | 13 September 1985 | 21 December 1987 | ||
| 62 | 21 December 1987 | 30 March 1989 | ||
| 63 | 30 March 1989 | 20 November 1991 | ||
| 64 | 20 November 1991 | 25 June 1993 | ||
| 65 | 25 June 1993 | 24 October 1993 | ||
| 66 | 24 October 1993 | 5 October 1995 | ||
| 67 | 5 October 1995 | 28 June 1996 | ||
| 68 | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | ||
| 69 | 30 June 1997 | 11 January 1999 | ||
| 70 | 11 January 1999 | 10 July 2002 | ||
| 71 | 10 July 2002 | 18 November 2002 | ||
| 72 | 18 November 2002 | 14 March 2003 | ||
| 73 | 14 March 2003 | 1 May 2009 | ||
| 74 | 1 May 2009 | 6 July 2011 | ||
| 75 | 6 July 2011 | 24 January 2013 | ||
| 76 | 24 January 2013 | 24 May 2016 | ||
| 77 | 24 May 2016 | 10 July 2018 | ||
| 78 | 10 July 2018 | 6 August 2021 | ||
| 79 | 6 August 2021 | 4 June 2023 | ||
| 80 | 4 June 2023 | Incumbent |