| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Leading Party |
| 1 | İsmet İnönü, 1st government | 1 November 1923 | 6 March 1924 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 2nd government | 6 March 1924 | 22 November 1924 | Republican People's Party |
| 2 | Ali Fethi Okyar | 22 November 1924 | 3 March 1925 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 3rd government | 4 March 1925 | 1 November 1927 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 4th government | 1 November 1927 | 27 September 1930 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 5th government | 27 September 1930 | 4 May 1931 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 6th government | 4 May 1931 | 1 March 1935 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 7th government | 1 March 1935 | 25 October 1937 | Republican People's Party |
| 3 | Celal Bayar, 1st government | 25 October 1937 | 11 November 1938 | Republican People's Party |
| Celal Bayar, 2nd government | 11 November 1938 | 25 January 1939 | Republican People's Party |
| 4 | Refik Saydam, 1st government | 25 January 1939 | 3 April 1939 | Republican People's Party |
| Refik Saydam, 2nd government | 3 April 1939 | 8 July 1942 | Republican People's Party |
| 5 | Ahmet Fikri Tüzer* | 8 July 1942 | 9 July 1942 | Republican People's Party |
| 6 | Şükrü Saracoğlu, 1st government | 9 July 1942 | 9 March 1943 | Republican People's Party |
| Şükrü Saracoğlu, 2nd government | 9 March 1943 | 7 August 1946 | Republican People's Party |
| 7 | Mehmet Recep Peker | 7 August 1946 | 10 September 1947 | Republican People's Party |
| 8 | Hasan Saka, 1st government | 10 September 1947 | 10 June 1948 | Republican People's Party |
| Hasan Saka, 2nd government | 10 June 1948 | 16 January 1949 | Republican People's Party |
| 9 | Şemsettin Günaltay | 16 January 1949 | 22 May 1950 | Republican People's Party |
| 10 | Adnan Menderes, 1st government | 22 May 1950 | 9 March 1951 | Democratic Party |
| Adnan Menderes, 2nd government | 9 March 1951 | 17 May 1954 | Democratic Party |
| Adnan Menderes, 3rd government | 17 May 1954 | 9 December 1955 | Democratic Party |
| Adnan Menderes, 4th government | 9 December 1955 | 25 November 1957 | Democratic Party |
| Adnan Menderes, 5th government | 25 November 1957 | 27 May 1960 | Democratic Party |
| 11 | Cemal Gürsel, 1st government | 27 May 1960 | 05 January 1961 | Non-Civilian gov't |
| Cemal Gürsel, 2nd government | 5 January 1961 | 27 October 1961 | Non-Civilian gov't |
| 12 | Emin Fahrettin Özdilek | 27 October 1961 | 20 November 1961 | Non-Civilian gov't |
| İsmet İnönü, 8th government | 20 November 1961 | 25 June 1962 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 9th government | 25 June 1962 | 25 December 1963 | Republican People's Party |
| İsmet İnönü, 10th government | 25 December 1963 | 20 February 1965 | Republican People's Party |
| 13 | Suad Hayri Ürgüplü | 20 February 1965 | 27 October 1965 | Justice Party |
| 14 | Süleyman Demirel, 1st government | 27 October 1965 | 3 November 1969 | Justice Party |
| Süleyman Demirel, 2nd government | 3 November 1969 | 6 March 1970 | Justice Party |
| Süleyman Demirel, 3rd government | 6 March 1970 | 26 March 1971 | Justice Party |
| 15 | Nihat Erim, 1st government | 26 March 1971 | 11 December 1971 | National Unity coalition gov't |
| Nihat Erim, 2nd government | 11 December 1971 | 22 May 1972 | National Unity coalition gov't |
| 16 | Ferit Melen | 22 May 1972 | 15 April 1973 | Caretaker gov't |
| 17 | Naim Talu | 15 April 1973 | 26 January 1974 | Caretaker gov't |
| 18 | Bülent Ecevit, 1st government | 26 January 1974 | 17 November 1974 | Republican People's Party |
| 19 | Sadi Irmak | 17 November 1974 | 31 March 1975 | Caretaker gov't |
| Süleyman Demirel, 4th government | 31 March 1975 | 21 June 1977 | Justice Party |
| Bülent Ecevit, 2nd government | 21 June 1977 | 21 July 1977 | Republican People's Party |
| Süleyman Demirel, 5th government | 21 July 1977 | 5 January 1978 | Justice Party |
| Bülent Ecevit, 3rd government | 5 January 1978 | 12 November 1979 | Republican People's Party |
| Süleyman Demirel, 6th government | 12 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | Justice Party |
| 20 | Bülent Ulusu | 21 September 1980 | 13 December 1983 | Non-Civilian gov't |
| 21 | Turgut Özal, 1st government | 13 December 1983 | 21 December 1987 | Motherland Party |
| Turgut Özal, 2nd government | 21 December 1987 | 9 November 1989 | Motherland Party |
| 22 | Yıldırım Akbulut | 9 November 1989 | 23 June 1991 | Motherland Party |
| 23 | Mesut Yılmaz, 1st government | 23 June 1991 | 20 November 1991 | Motherland Party |
| Süleyman Demirel, 7th government | 20 November 1991 | 16 March 1993 | True Path Party |
| 24 | Tansu Çiller, 1st government | 25 June 1993 | 5 October 1995 | True Path Party |
| Tansu Çiller, 2nd government | 5 October 1995 | 30 October 1995 | True Path Party |
| Tansu Çiller, 3rd government | 30 October 1995 | 6 March 1996 | True Path Party |
| Mesut Yılmaz, 2nd government | 6 March 1996 | 28 June 1996 | Motherland Party |
| 25 | Necmettin Erbakan | 28 June 1996 | 30 June 1997 | Welfare Party |
| Mesut Yılmaz, 3rd government | 30 June 1997 | 11 January 1999 | Motherland Party |
| Bülent Ecevit, 4th government | 11 January 1999 | 28 May 1999 | Caretaker gov't |
| Bülent Ecevit, 5th government | 28 May 1999 | 19 November 2002 | Democratic Left Party |
| 26 | Abdullah Gül | 19 November 2002 | 12 March 2003 | Justice and Development Party |
| 27 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 12 March 2003 | in office | Justice and Development Party |