List of prime ministers of Turkey by time in office
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Süleyman Demirel (1965-1971, 1975-1977, 1977-1978, 1979-1980 and 1991-1993)
Abdullah Gül (2002-2003)
This article lists each prime minister of Turkey in order of term length. The list starts with heads of the Government of the Grand National Assembly on May 3, 1920, and the first prime minister, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[1] It includes all prime ministers since then, up to the last prime minister. The list is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days, figures would be one day greater for each term served.
Of the 30 prime ministers, 4 served more than 10 years while seven served less than a year. İsmet İnönü is the longest-serving Turkish Prime Ministers with 16 years accumulated in total. The prime minister with the longest single term was Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, lasting 11 years from 2003 until 2014.[2]
By party
In this table, "Term of office" is the number of separate, discontiguous periods served as Prime Minister.
| Rank | Party | Length by time served | Prime ministers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican People's Party | 34 years, 318 days | 13 |
| 2 | Justice and Development Party | 15 years, 233 days | 4 |
| 3 | Democrat Party | 10 years, 5 days | 1 |
| 4 | Motherland Party | 9 years, 277 days | 3 |
| 5 | Justice Party | 8 years, 340 days | 1 |
| 6 | Martial law | 4 years, 236 days | 2 |
| 7 | True Path Party | 4 years, 67 days | 2 |
| 8 | Democratic Left Party | 3 years, 311 days | 1 |
| 9 | Independent | 2 years, 325 days | 4 |
| 10 | Welfare Party | 1 year, 2 days | 1 |
| 11 | Republican Reliance Party | 363 days | 1 |
