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.
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Speaker | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 1920 (1st) | 3 May 1920 | 24 January 1921 | Association for Defence of National Rights | Atatürk | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | |||
2 | Fevzi Çakmak | — (1st) | 24 January 1921 | 19 May 1921 | Association for Defence of National Rights | Çakmak I | ||||
19 May 1921 | 9 July 1922 | Çakmak II | ||||||||
3 | Rauf Orbay | — (1st) | 12 July 1922 | 4 August 1923 | Association for Defence of National Rights | Orbay | ||||
4 | Fethi Okyar | — (1st) | 14 August 1923 | 27 October 1923 | Association for Defence of National Rights | Okyar |