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

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