List of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey
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Following is a list of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fevzi Çakmak | May 3, 1920 | August 5, 1921 |
| 2 | Refet Bele | August 5, 1921 | January 10, 1922 |
| 3 | Kazım Özalp | January 10, 1922 | November 21, 1924 |
| 4 | Ali Fethi Okyar | November 22, 1924 | March 3, 1925 |
| 5 | Recep Peker | March 4, 1925 | November 1, 1927 |
| 6 | Abdülhalik Renda | November 1, 1927 | December 25, 1930 |
| 7 | Zekai Apaydın | December 29, 1930 | March 1, 1935 |
| 8 | Kazım Özalp | March 1, 1935 | January 18, 1939 |
| 9 | Ahmet Naci Tınaz | January 18, 1939 | April 5, 1940 |
| 10 | Saffet Arıkan | April 5, 1940 | November 12, 1941 |
| 11 | Ali Rıza Artunkal | November 12, 1941 | August 7, 1946 |
| 12 | Cemil Cahit Toydemir | August 7, 1946 | September 5, 1947 |
| 13 | Münir Birsel | September 5, 1947 | June 5, 1948 |
| 14 | Hasan Saka (acting) | June 5, 1948 | June 10, 1948 |
| 15 | Hüseyin Hüsnü Çakır | June 10, 1948 | May 22, 1950 |
| 16 | Refik Şevket İnce | May 22, 1950 | March 9, 1951 |
| 17 | Ahmet Hulusi Köymen | March 9, 1951 | December 10, 1952 |
| 18 | Seyfi Kurtbek | December 10, 1952 | November 1, 1953 |
| 19 | Kenan Yılmaz | November 1, 1953 | May 17, 1954 |
| 20 | Ethem Menderes | May 17, 1954 | September 15, 1955 |
| 21 | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü (acting) | September 15, 1955 | December 9, 1955 |
| 22 | Adnan Menderes (acting) | December 9, 1955 | July 28, 1957 |
| 23 | Hasan Şemi Ergin | July 28, 1957 | January 19, 1958 |
| 24 | Ethem Menderes | January 19, 1958 | May 27, 1960 |
| 25 | Cemal Gürsel | May 30, 1960 | June 9, 1960 |
| 27 | Hüseyin Ataman | October 22, 1960 | January 5, 1961 |
| 28 | Muzaffer Alankuş | January 5, 1961 | July 3, 1961 |
| 29 | İlhami Sancar | November 20, 1961 | February 20, 1965 |
| 30 | Hasan Dinçer | February 20, 1965 | August 10, 1965 |
| 31 | Mustafa Hazım Dağlı | August 10, 1965 | October 27, 1965 |
| 32 | Ahmet Topaloğlu | October 27, 1965 | March 26, 1971 |
| 33 | Ferit Melen | March 26, 1971 | May 22, 1972 |
| 34 | Mehmet İzmen | May 22, 1972 | April 15, 1973 |
| 35 | İlhami Sancar | April 15, 1973 | January 26, 1974 |
| 36 | Hasan Esat Işık | January 26, 1974 | November 17, 1974 |
| 37 | İlhami Sancar | November 17, 1974 | March 31, 1975 |
| 38 | Ferit Melen | March 31, 1975 | June 21, 1977 |
| 39 | Hasan Esat Işık | June 21, 1977 | July 21, 1977 |
| 40 | Sadettin Bilgiç | July 21, 1977 | October 18, 1977 |
| 41 | Cihat Bilgehan (acting) | October 14, 1977 | October 28, 1977 |
| 42 | Turhan Kapanlı | November 1, 1977 | January 5, 1978 |
| 43 | Hasan Esat Işık | January 5, 1978 | January 16, 1979 |
| 44 | Neşet Akmandor | January 16, 1979 | November 12, 1979 |
| 45 | Ahmet İhsan Birincioğlu | November 12, 1979 | September 12, 1980 |
| 46 | Haluk Bayülken | September 20, 1980 | December 13, 1983 |
| 47 | Zeki Yavuztürk | December 13, 1983 | December 21, 1987 |
| 48 | Ercan Vuralhan | December 21, 1987 | March 30, 1989 |
| 49 | Safa Giray | March 30, 1989 | October 19, 1990 |
| 50 | Güneş Taner (acting) | October 19, 1990 | October 28, 1990 |
| 51 | Hüsnü Doğan | October 28, 1990 | February 22, 1991 |
| 52 | Mehmet Yazar | March 1, 1991 | June 23, 1991 |
| 53 | Barlas Doğu | June 23, 1991 | November 20, 1991 |
| 54 | Nevzat Ayaz | November 20, 1991 | October 24, 1993 |
| 55 | Mehmet Gölhan | October 24, 1993 | October 5, 1995 |
| 56 | Vefa Tanır | October 5, 1995 | March 6, 1996 |
| 57 | Oltan Sungurlu | March 6, 1996 | June 28, 1996 |
| 58 | Turhan Tayan | June 28, 1996 | June 30, 1997 |
| 59 | İsmet Sezgin | June 30, 1997 | January 11, 1999 |
| 60 | Hikmet Sami Türk | January 11, 1999 | May 28, 1999 |
| 61 | Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu | May 28, 1999 | November 18, 2002 |
| 62 | Vecdi Gönül | November 18, 2002 | July 6, 2011 |
| 63 | İsmet Yılmaz | July 7, 2011 | July 1, 2015 |
| 64 | Vecdi Gönül | July 3, 2015 | November 17, 2015 |
