Following is a list of ministers of national education of Turkey.
# |
Name |
Took office |
Left office
|
1 |
Rıza Nur |
4 May 1920 |
13 December 1920
|
2 |
Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver |
14 December 1920 |
20 November 1921
|
3 |
Mehmet Vehbi Bolak [tr] |
20 November 1921 |
5 November 1922
|
4 |
İsmail Safa Özler |
5 November 1922 |
6 March 1924
|
5 |
Hüseyin Vasıf Çınar |
6 March 1924 |
22 November 1924
|
6 |
Şükrü Saraçoğlu |
22 November 1924 |
3 March 1925
|
7 |
Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver |
3 March 1925 |
19 December 1925
|
8 |
Mustafa Necati Uğural |
20 December 1925 |
1 January 1929
|
9 |
İsmet İnönü (placeholder) |
1 January 1929 |
8 January 1929
|
10 |
İsmet İnönü |
9 January 1929 |
27 February 1929
|
11 |
Hüseyin Vasıf Çınar |
28 February 1929 |
7 April 1929
|
12 |
Recep Peker (placeholder) |
7 April 1929 |
10 April 1929
|
13 |
Cemal Hüsnü Taray |
10 April 1929 |
15 September 1930
|
14 |
Refik Saydam (placeholder) |
17 September 1930 |
27 September 1930
|
15 |
Esat Sagay |
27 September 1930 |
18 September 1932
|
16 |
Reşit Galip |
19 September 1932 |
13 August 1933
|
17 |
Refik Saydam (placeholder) |
13 August 1933 |
26 October 1933
|
18 |
Yusuf Hikmet Bayur |
27 October 1933 |
8 July 1934
|
19 |
Zeynel Abidin Özmen |
9 July 1934 |
9 June 1935
|
20 |
Saffet Arıkan |
10 June 1935 |
9 June 1935
|
21 |
Hasan Âli Yücel |
28 December 1938 |
5 August 1946
|
22 |
Reşat Şemsettin Sirer |
5 August 1946 |
9 June 1948
|
23 |
Hasan Tahsin Banguoğlu |
10 June 1948 |
22 May 1950
|
24 |
Hüseyin Avni Başman |
22 May 1950 |
2 August 1950
|
25 |
Nuri Özsan (placeholder) |
3 August 1950 |
10 August 1950
|
26 |
Ahmet Tevfik İleri |
11 August 1950 |
5 April 1953
|
27 |
Rıfkı Salim Burçak |
9 April 1953 |
17 May 1954
|
28 |
Celal Yardımcı |
17 May 1954 |
9 December 1955
|
29 |
Ahmet Özel |
9 December 1955 |
13 April 1957
|
30 |
Ahmet Tevfik İleri |
13 April 1957 |
25 November 1957
|
31 |
Celal Yardımcı |
26 November 1957 |
22 May 1959
|
32 |
Ahmet Tevfik İleri (placeholder) |
22 May 1959 |
8 December 1959
|
33 |
Mehmet Atıf Benderlioğlu |
9 December 1959 |
27 May 1960
|
34 |
Fehmi Yavuz |
30 May 1960 |
27 August 1960
|
35 |
Fehmi Yavuz (placeholder) |
27 August 1960 |
8 September 1960
|
36 |
Bedrettin Tuncel |
8 September 1960 |
5 January 1961
|
37 |
Turhan Feyzioğlu |
5 January 1961 |
7 February 1961
|
38 |
Ahmet Tahtakılıç (placeholder) |
7 February 1961 |
2 March 1961
|
39 |
Ahmet Tahtakılıç |
3 March 1961 |
25 October 1961
|
40 |
Ahmet Tahtakılıç (placeholder) |
25 October 1961 |
20 November 1961
|
41 |
Mehmet Hilmi İncesulu |
20 November 1961 |
25 June 1962
|
42 |
Şevket Raşit Hatipoğlu |
25 June 1962 |
8 June 1963
|
43 |
İbrahim Öktem |
11 June 1963 |
20 February 1965
|
44 |
Cihat Bilgehan |
20 February 1965 |
27 October 1965
|
45 |
Orhan Dengiz |
27 October 1965 |
1 April 1967
|
46 |
Mehmet İlhami Ertem |
1 April 1967 |
3 November 1969
|
47 |
Orhan Oğuz |
3 November 1969 |
26 March 1971
|
48 |
Şinasi Orel |
26 March 1971 |
13 December 1971
|
49 |
İsmail Hakkı Arar |
13 December 1971 |
22 May 1972
|
50 |
Sabahattin Özbek |
22 May 1972 |
15 April 1973
|
51 |
Orhan Dengiz |
15 April 1973 |
26 January 1974
|
52 |
Mustafa Üstündağ |
26 January 1974 |
17 November 1974
|
53 |
Safa Reisoğlu |
17 November 1974 |
31 March 1975
|
54 |
Ali Naili Erdem |
31 March 1975 |
21 June 1977
|
55 |
Mustafa Üstündağ |
21 June 1977 |
21 July 1977
|
56 |
Nahit Menteşe |
21 July 1977 |
5 January 1978
|
57 |
Mustafa Necdet Uğur |
5 January 1978 |
12 November 1979
|
58 |
Orhan Cemal Fersoy |
12 November 1979 |
12 September 1980
|
59 |
Hasan Sağlam |
21 September 1980 |
13 December 1983
|
60 |
Vehbi Dinçerler |
13 December 1983 |
13 September 1985
|
61 |
Metin Emiroğlu |
13 September 1985 |
21 December 1987
|
62 |
Hasan Celal Güzel |
21 December 1987 |
30 March 1989
|
63 |
Avni Akyol |
30 March 1989 |
20 November 1991
|
64 |
Köksal Toptan |
20 November 1991 |
25 June 1993
|
65 |
Nahit Menteşe |
25 June 1993 |
24 October 1993
|
66 |
Nevzat Ayaz |
24 October 1993 |
5 October 1995
|
67 |
Turhan Tayan |
5 October 1995 |
28 June 1996
|
68 |
Mehmet Sağlam |
28 June 1996 |
30 June 1997
|
69 |
Hikmet Uluğbay |
30 June 1997 |
11 January 1999
|
70 |
Metin Bostancıoğlu |
11 January 1999 |
10 July 2002
|
71 |
Necdet Tekin |
10 July 2002 |
18 November 2002
|
72 |
Erkan Mumcu |
18 November 2002 |
14 March 2003
|
73 |
Hüseyin Çelik |
14 March 2003 |
1 May 2009
|
74 |
Nimet Çubukçu |
1 May 2009 |
6 July 2011
|
75 |
Ömer Dinçer |
6 July 2011 |
24 January 2013
|
76 |
Nabi Avcı |
24 January 2013 |
24 May 2016
|
77 |
İsmet Yılmaz |
24 May 2016 |
10 July 2018
|
78 |
Ziya Selçuk |
10 July 2018 |
6 August 2021
|
79 |
Mahmut Özer |
6 August 2021 |
4 June 2023
|
80 |
Yusuf Tekin |
4 June 2023 |
Incumbent
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