The Ministry of Development () was a government ministry in the Republic of Turkey that was formed on 29 June 2011 after the dissolution of the State Planning Organisation. The Ministry was led by Minister of Development Cevdet Yılmaz, of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), formally taking office on 6 July 2011 after the formation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's third cabinet. He was succeeded by Müslüm Doğan in August 2015, who resigned in September 2015 and was succeeded by Cüneyd Düzyol. Yılmaz took over the Ministry for a second time from November 2015 to May 2016 before being succeeded by Lütfi Elvan.
While active, the Ministry described itself as a Ministry with expertise, focusing on leading the development of Turkey in a holistic manner by making and facilitating strategic policy.
List of ministers of development NameFromUntilParty1Cevdet Yılmaz6 July 201128 August 2015Justice and Development Party2Müslüm Doğan28 August 201522 September 2015Peoples' Democratic Party3Cüneyd Düzyol22 September 201524 November 2015Independent4Cevdet Yılmaz24 November 201524 May 2016Justice and Development Party5Lütfi Elvan24 May 201610 July 2018
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