The following is a list of ministers of the interior of Turkey.
Portrait MinisterTerm of office Political party Cami Baykurt 3 May 1920 13 July 1920 Independent Hakkı Behiç Bayiç 17 July 1920 4 September 1920 Independent Nazım Resmor 4 September 1920 16 September 1920 Independent Refet Bele 16 September 1920 18 March 1921 Independent Ata Atalay 21 April 1921 30 June 1921 Independent Refet Bele 30 June 1921 10 October 1921 Independent Fethi Okyar 10 October 1921 9 July 1922 Independent İsmail Safa Özler 12 July 1922 5 November 1922 Independent Fethi Okyar 5 November 1922 27 October 1923 Independent Ahmet Ferit Tek 30 October 1923 22 November 1924 Republican People's Party Recep Peker 22 November 1924 5 January 1925 Republican People's Party Cemil Uybadın 5 January 1925 1 November 1927 Republican People's Party Şükrü Kaya 1 November 1927 11 November 1938 Republican People's Party Refik Saydam 11 November 1938 25 January 1939 Republican People's Party Faik Öztrak 25 January 1939 6 May 1942 Republican People's Party Ahmet Fikri Tüzer 6 May 1942 16 August 1942 Republican People's Party Recep Peker 17 August 1942 20 May 1943 Republican People's Party Hilmi Uran 20 May 1943 7 August 1946 Republican People's Party Şükrü Sökmensüer 7 August 1946 5 September 1947 Republican People's Party Münir Hüsrev Göle 5 September 1947 16 January 1949 Republican People's Party Emin Erişirgil 16 January 1949 22 May 1950 Republican People's Party Rüknettin Nasuhioğlu 22 May 1950 9 March 1951 Democrat Party Halil Özyörük 9 March 1951 20 October 1951 Democrat Party Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu 2 December 1951 7 April 1952 Democrat Party Ethem Menderes 1 August 1952 17 May 1954 Democrat Party Namık Gedik 17 May 1954 10 September 1955 Democrat Party Ethem Menderes 30 September 1955 12 October 1956 Democrat Party Namık Gedik 12 October 1956 27 May 1960 Democrat Party Muharrem İhsan Kızıloğlu 30 May 1960 4 February 1961 Military Nasır Zeytinoğlu 4 February 1961 20 November 1961 Military Ahmet Topaloğlu 20 November 1961 25 June 1962 Justice Party Kemal Sahir Kurutluoğlu 25 June 1962 10 October 1962 Republican People's Party Orhan Öztrak 10 October 1962 18 October 1962 Republican People's Party Hıfzı Oğuz Bekata 18 October 1962 8 October 1963 Republican People's Party İlyas Seçkin 22 October 1963 25 December 1963 Republican People's Party Orhan Öztrak 25 December 1963 20 February 1965 Republican People's Party İsmail Hakkı Akdoğan 20 February 1965 31 July 1965 Nation Party İzzet Gener 31 July 1965 27 October 1965 Nation Party Mehmet Faruk Sükan 27 October 1965 1 August 1969 Justice Party Salih Ragıp Üner 1 August 1969 3 November 1969 Justice Party Haldun Menteşeoğlu 3 November 1969 26 March 1971 Justice Party Hamdi Ömeroğlu 26 March 1971 11 December 1971 Independent Ferit Kubat 11 December 1971 15 April 1973 Independent Mukadder Öztekin 15 April 1973 26 January 1974 Independent Oğuzhan Asiltürk 26 January 1974 17 November 1974 National Salvation Party Mukadder Öztekin 17 November 1974 31 March 1975 Independent Oğuzhan Asiltürk 31 March 1975 11 April 1977 National Salvation Party Sabahattin Özbek 11 April 1977 21 June 1977 Justice Party Necdet Uğur 21 June 1977 21 July 1977 Republican People's Party Korkut Özal 21 July 1977 5 January 1978 National Salvation Party İrfan Özaydınlı 5 January 1978 2 January 1979 Republican People's Party Orhan Eyüpoğlu 2 January 1979 16 January 1979 Republican People's Party Hasan Fehmi Güneş 16 January 1979 5 October 1979 Republican People's Party Vecdi İlhan 8 October 1979 12 November 1979 Republican People's Party Mustafa Gülcügil 12 November 1979 21 July 1980 Justice Party Orhan Eren 4 August 1980 12 September 1980 Justice Party Selahattin Çetiner 20 September 1980 13 December 1983 Military Ali Tanrıyar 13 December 1983 26 October 1984 Motherland Party Yıldırım Akbulut 26 October 1984 16 September 1987 Motherland Party Ahmet Selçuk 16 September 1987 21 December 1987 Motherland Party Mustafa Kalemli 21 December 1987 30 March 1989 Motherland Party Abdülkadir Aksu 30 March 1989 23 June 1991 Motherland Party Mustafa Kalemli 23 June 1991 26 August 1991 Motherland Party Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu 29 August 1991 20 November 1991 Neutral(Bureaucrat) İsmet Sezgin 21 November 1991 25 June 1993 True Path Party Beytullah Mehmet Gazioğlu 25 June 1993 24 October 1993 True Path Party Nahit Menteşe 24 October 1993 31 October 1995 True Path Party Teoman Ünüsan 31 October 1995 6 March 1996 Neutral(Bureaucrat) Ülkü Güney 6 March 1996 28 June 1996 Motherland Party Mehmet Ağar 28 June 1996 8 November 1996 True Path Party Meral Akşener 8 November 1996 30 June 1997 True Path Party Murat Başesgioğlu 30 June 1997 4 August 1998 True Path Party Kutlu Aktaş 4 August 1998 11 January 1999 Motherland Party Cahit Bayar 11 January 1999 28 May 1999 Neutral(Bureaucrat) Sadettin Tantan 28 May 1999 5 June 2001 Motherland Party Rüştü Kazım Yücelen 5 June 2001 5 August 2002 Motherland Party Muzaffer Ecemiş 5 August 2002 18 November 2002 Neutral(Bureaucrat) Abdülkadir Aksu 18 November 2002 8 May 2007 Justice and Development Party Osman Güneş 8 May 2007 29 August 2007 Neutral(Bureaucrat) Beşir Atalay 29 August 2007 8 March 2011 Justice and Development Party Osman Güneş 8 March 2011 6 July 2011 Neutral(Bureaucrat) İdris Naim Şahin 6 July 2011 24 January 2013 Justice and Development Party Muammer Güler 24 January 2013 25 December 2013 Justice and Development Party Efkan Ala 25 December 2013 7 March 2015 Justice and Development Party Sebahattin Öztürk 7 March 2015 28 August 2015 Neutral(Bureaucrat) Selami Altınok 28 August 2015 24 November 2015 Independent Efkan Ala 24 November 2015 31 August 2016 Justice and Development Party Süleyman Soylu 31 August 2016 4 June 2023 Justice and Development Party 76 Ali Yerlikaya 4 June 2023 11 February 2026 Independent77Mustafa Çiftçi11 February 2026IncumbentIndependent
See also Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)
References
External links Turkish ministries, etc – Rulers.org