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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 2023 - (cropped photo).jpg
Incumbent
Hakan Fidan

since 4 June 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of Cabinet
National Security Council
Supreme Military Council
Reports to President
Residence Residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer President
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder Bekir Sami Kunduh
Formation 3 May 1920
Deputy Deputy Minister


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

List

The position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey was established in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence.

No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Term
1 Bekir Sami Bey Kunduh.jpg Bekir Sami Kunduh
(1867–1933)
3 May 1920 8 May 1921 1 year, 5 days Independent
2 Ahmet Muhtar Bey Mollaoğlu.jpg Ahmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu
(1870–1934)
8 May 1921 16 May 1921 8 days Independent
3 Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk.jpg Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
(1878–1969)
16 May 1921 25 October 1922 1 year, 162 days Independent
4 Inonu Ismet.jpg İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973)
25 October 1922 22 November 1924 2 years, 28 days Republican People's Party
5 Mehmet Şükrü Kaya.jpg Şükrü Kaya
(1883–1959)
22 November 1924 3 March 1925 101 days Republican People's Party
6 Ahmet Tevfik Rüştü Aras.jpg Tevfik Rüştü Aras
(1883–1972)
3 March 1925 11 November 1938 13 years, 253 days Republican People's Party
7 Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu.jpg Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)
11 November 1938 14 August 1942 3 years, 276 days Republican People's Party
8 Hüseyin Nuğman Kemal Menemencioğlu.jpg Numan Menemencioğlu
(1893–1958)
14 August 1942 16 June 1944 1 year, 307 days Republican People's Party
(7) Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu.jpg Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)
16 June 1944 13 September 1944 89 days Republican People's Party
9 Hasan Hüsnü Saka.jpg Hasan Saka
(1885–1960)
13 September 1944 10 September 1947 2 years, 362 days Republican People's Party
10 Necmettin Sadık Bey.jpg Necmettin Sadak
(1890–1953)
10 September 1947 22 May 1950 2 years, 254 days Republican People's Party
11 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü.jpg Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
(1890–1966)
22 May 1950 15 April 1955 4 years, 328 days Democrat Party
12 Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Dönemi.jpg Adnan Menderes
(1899–1961)
15 April 1955 27 July 1955 103 days Democrat Party
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu.jpg Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
(1910–1961)
Acting Minister
27 July 1955 9 December 1955 135 days Democrat Party
(11) Mehmet Fuat Köprülü.jpg Mehmet Fuat Köprülü
(1890–1966)
9 December 1955 20 June 1956 194 days Democrat Party
İbrahim Ethem Menderes.jpg Ethem Menderes
(1899–1992)
Acting Minister
20 June 1956 25 November 1957 1 year, 158 days Democrat Party
13 Fatin Rüştü Zorlu.jpg Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
(1910–1961)
25 November 1957 27 May 1960 2 years, 184 days Democrat Party
14 Selim sarper.jpg Selim Sarper
(1899–1968)
30 May 1960 26 March 1962 1 year, 300 days Independent
15 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F017259-0001, Bonn, Empfang für Außenminister der Türkei erkin.jpg Feridun Cemal Erkin
(1899–1980)
26 March 1962 20 February 1965 2 years, 331 days Independent
16 Hasan Esat Işık.jpg Hasan Esat Işık
(1916–1989)
20 February 1965 27 October 1965 249 days Independent
17 Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968).jpg İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
(1908–1993)
27 October 1965 26 March 1971 5 years, 150 days Justice Party
18 No image.png Osman Esim Olcay
(1924–2010)
26 March 1971 11 December 1971 260 days Independent
19 Haluk Bayülgen (1972).jpg Ümit Haluk Bayülken
(1921–2007)
11 December 1971 26 January 1974 2 years, 46 days Independent
20 No image.png Turan Güneş
(1922–1982)
26 January 1974 17 November 1974 295 days Republican People's Party
21 No image.png Melih Esenbel
(1915–1995)
17 November 1974 31 March 1975 134 days Independent
(17) Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968).jpg İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
(1908–1993)
31 March 1975 21 June 1977 2 years, 82 days Justice Party
22 Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün (cropped).jpg Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün
(1935–1986)
21 June 1977 21 July 1977 30 days Republican People's Party
(17) Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968).jpg İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
(1908–1993)
21 July 1977 5 January 1978 168 days Justice Party
(22) Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün (cropped).jpg Ahmet Gündüz Ökçün
(1935–1986)
5 January 1978 12 November 1979 1 year, 311 days Republican People's Party
23 Hayrettin Erkmen.jpg Hayrettin Erkmen
(1915–1999)
12 November 1979 5 September 1980 298 days Justice Party
No image.png Ertuğrul Ekrem Ceyhun
(1927–2017)
Acting Minister
5 September 1980 12 September 1980 7 days Justice Party
24 İlter Türkmen in 1980.jpg İlter Türkmen
(1927–2022)
20 September 1980 13 December 1983 3 years, 84 days Independent
25 Vahit Melih Halefoglu (cropped).jpg Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
(1919–2017)
13 December 1983 21 December 1987 4 years, 8 days Motherland Party
26 Mesut Yılmaz as Foreign Minister.jpg Mesut Yılmaz
(1947–2020)
21 December 1987 21 February 1990 2 years, 62 days Motherland Party
27 Ali Bozer (cropped).jpg Ali Bozer
(1925–2020)
21 February 1990 12 October 1990 233 days Motherland Party
28 No image.png Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin
(born 1940)
13 October 1990 23 June 1991 253 days Motherland Party
29 Ismail Safa Giray signing financial agreements (cropped).jpg Safa Giray
(1931–2011)
23 June 1991 20 November 1991 150 days Motherland Party
30 Hikmet Çetin (cropped).jpg Hikmet Çetin
(born 1937)
21 November 1991 27 July 1994 2 years, 248 days Social Democratic People's Party
31 No image.png Mümtaz Soysal
(1929–2019)
27 July 1994 28 November 1994 124 days Social Democratic People's Party
32 Murat Karayalçın (cropped).jpg Murat Karayalçın
(born 1943)
12 December 1994 27 March 1995 105 days Social Democratic People's Party
33 Erdal İnönü (1941) (cropped).jpg Erdal İnönü
(1926–2007)
27 March 1995 5 October 1995 192 days Republican People's Party
34 No image.png Coşkun Kırca
(1927–2005)
5 October 1995 30 October 1995 25 days True Path Party
35 Deniz Baykal headshot.jpg Deniz Baykal
(1938–2023)
30 October 1995 6 March 1996 128 days Republican People's Party
36 No image.png Emre Gönensay
(born 1937)
6 March 1996 28 June 1996 114 days True Path Party
37 Turkish prime minister Tansu Çiller in Brussels.jpg Tansu Çiller
(born 1946)
28 June 1996 30 June 1997 1 year, 2 days True Path Party
38 Ismail cem (cropped)2.jpg İsmail Cem
(1940–2007)
30 June 1997 12 July 2002 5 years, 12 days Democratic Left Party
39 Şükrü Sina Gürel, 2002 (cropped).jpg Şükrü Sina Gürel
(born 1950)
12 July 2002 18 November 2002 129 days Democratic Left Party
40 Yaşar Yakış.jpg Yaşar Yakış
(1938–2024)
18 November 2002 14 March 2003 116 days Justice and Development Party
41 Abdullah Gül Senate of Poland (cropped).JPG Abdullah Gül
(born 1950)
14 March 2003 29 August 2007 4 years, 168 days Justice and Development Party
42 Ali Babacan - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 crop.jpg Ali Babacan
(born 1967)
29 August 2007 1 May 2009 1 year, 245 days Justice and Development Party
43 Secretary Kerry Meets With Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu (2) (cropped).jpg Ahmet Davutoğlu
(born 1959)
1 May 2009 29 August 2014 5 years, 120 days Justice and Development Party
44 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (cropped).jpg Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
(born 1968)
29 August 2014 28 August 2015 364 days Justice and Development Party
45 Feridun Sinirlioglu December 2014 (16033355251).jpg Feridun Sinirlioğlu
(born 1956)
28 August 2015 24 November 2015 88 days Independent
(44) Mevlut Cavusoglu portrait.jpg Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
(born 1968)
24 November 2015 4 June 2023 7 years, 192 days Justice and Development Party
46 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 2023 - (cropped photo).jpg Hakan Fidan
(born 1968)
4 June 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 201 days Justice and Development Party

List of ministers of foreign affairs by time in office

Ahmet Tevfik Rüştü Aras
13 years, 253 days
Tevfik Rüştü Aras from 1925 to 1938
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (cropped)
8 years, 192 days
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu from 2014 to 2015,
from 2015 to 2023
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968)
8 years, 35 days
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
from 1965 to 1971,
from 1975 to 1977
and from 1977 to 1978

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 office Secretary Length of service Rank
6 Aras, Tevfik RüştüTevfik Rüştü Aras 13 years, 253 days 1
44 Çavuşoğlu, MevlütMevlüt Çavuşoğlu 8 years, 192 days 2
17 Çağlayangil, İhsan Sabriİhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 8 years, 35 days 3
43 Köprülü, Mehmet FuatMehmet Fuat Köprülü 5 years, 166 days 4
11 Davutoğlu, AhmetAhmet Davutoğlu 5 years, 120 days 5
38 Cem, İsmailİsmail Cem 5 years, 12 days 6
41 Gül, AbdullahAbdullah Gül 4 years, 168 days 7
25 Halefoğlu, Vahit MelihVahit Melih Halefoğlu 4 years, 8 days 8
7 Saracoğlu, ŞükrüŞükrü Saracoğlu 3 years, 365 days 9
24 Türkmen, İlterİlter Türkmen 3 years, 84 days 10
9 Saka, HasanHasan Saka 2 years, 362 days 11
15 Erkin, Feridun CemalFeridun Cemal Erkin 2 years, 331 days 12
13 Zorlu, Fatin RüştüFatin Rüştü Zorlu 2 years, 319 days 13
10 Sadak, NecmettinNecmettin Sadak 2 years, 254 days 14
30 Çetin, HikmetHikmet Çetin 2 years, 248 days 15
26 Yılmaz, MesutMesut Yılmaz 2 years, 62 days 16
19 Bayülken, Ümit HalukÜmit Haluk Bayülken 2 years, 46 days 17
4 İnönü, İsmetİsmet İnönü 2 years, 28 days 18
22 Ökçün, Ahmet GündüzAhmet Gündüz Ökçün 1 year, 341 days 19
8 Menemencioğlu, NumanNuman Menemencioğlu 1 year, 307 days 20
14 Sarper, SelimSelim Sarper 1 year, 300 days 21
42 Babacan, AliAli Babacan 1 year, 245 days 22
3 Tengirşenk, Yusuf KemalYusuf Kemal Tengirşenk 1 year, 162 days 23
1 Kunduh, Bekir SamiBekir Sami Kunduh 1 year, 5 days 24
37 Çiller, TansuTansu Çiller 1 year, 2 days 25
46 Fidan, HakanHakan Fidan 1 year, 202 days 26
23 Erkmen, HayrettinHayrettin Erkmen 298 days 27
20 Güneş, TuranTuran Güneş 295 days 28
18 Olcay, Osman EsimOsman Esim Olcay 260 days 29
28 Alptemoçin, Ahmet KurtcebeAhmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin 253 days 30
16 Işık, Hasan EsatHasan Esat Işık 249 days 31
27 Bozer, AliAli Bozer 233 days 32
33 İnönü, ErdalErdal İnönü 192 days 33
29 Giray, SafaSafa Giray 150 days 34
21 Esenbel, MelihMelih Esenbel 134 days 35
39 Gürel, Şükrü SinaŞükrü Sina Gürel 129 days 36
35 Baykal, DenizDeniz Baykal 128 days 37
31 Soysal, MümtazMümtaz Soysal 124 days 38
40 Yakış, YaşarYaşar Yakış 116 days 39
36 Gönensay, EmreEmre Gönensay 114 days 40
32 Karayalçın, MuratMurat Karayalçın 105 days 41
12 Menderes, AdnanAdnan Menderes 103 days 42
5 Kaya, ŞükrüŞükrü Kaya 101 days 43
45 Sinirlioğlu, FeridunFeridun Sinirlioğlu 88 days 44
34 Kırca, CoşkunCoşkun Kırca 25 days 45
2 Mollaoğlu, Ahmet MuhtarAhmet Muhtar Mollaoğlu 8 days 45
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