List of Ministers of Health of Turkey

The Minister of Health (Turkish: Sağlık Bakanı) is the head of the Ministry of Health and a member of the Cabinet of Turkey. The current Minister of Health is Fahrettin Koca (independent), who has been in office since 10 July 2018.[1][2]

#MinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
1 Dr. Adnan Adıvar3 May 192010 March 1921Independent
2 Dr. Refik Saydam10 March 192120 December 1921
3 Dr. Rıza Nur24 December 192127 October 1923
(2) Dr. Refik Saydam30 October 192321 November 1924Republican People's Party
4 Dr. Mazhar Germen22 November 19243 March 1925
(2) Dr. Refik Saydam4 March 192525 October 1937
5 Dr. Ahmet Hulusi Alataş25 October 193718 January 1945
6 Dr. Sadi Konuk18 January 19455 August 1946
7 Dr. Behçet Uz7 August 194610 June 1948
8 Dr. Kemali Bayazıt10 June 194822 May 1950
9 Prof. Dr. Nihat Reşat Belger22 May 195019 September 1950Democrat Party
10 Dr. Ekrem Hayri Üstündağ20 September 195017 May 1954
(7) Dr. Behçet Uz18 May 19549 December 1955
11 Nafiz Körez9 December 195525 November 1957
12 Dr. Lütfi Kırdar26 November 195727 May 1960
13 Prof. Dr. Nusret Karasu27 May 196025 August 1960Militairy
- Prof. Dr. Nusret Hasan Fişek
(acting)
25 August 19605 September 1960
14 Prof. Dr. Salih Ragıp Üner5 September 196020 November 1961
15 Dr. Süleyman Suat Seren20 November 196126 June 1962Justice Party
16 Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu26 June 196226 October 1963New Turkey Party
17 Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Kerim Gökay5 November 196326 December 1963
18 Dr. Kemal Demir26 December 196320 February 1965Republican People's Party
19 Dr. Faruk Sükan22 February 196527 October 1965Justice Party
20 Dr. Edip Somunoğlu27 October 19651 April 1967
21 Dr. Vedat Ali Özkan1 April 196712 March 1971
22 Prof. Dr. Türkan Akyol26 March 197113 December 1971Independent
23 Dr. Cevdet Aykan13 December 197123 May 1972Republican People's Party
(18) Dr. Kemal Demir23 May 197216 April 1973
24 Dr. Vefa Tanır16 April 197326 January 1974Justice Party
25 Dr. Selahattin Cizrelioğlu26 January 197418 November 1974Republican People's Party
(18) Dr. Kemal Demir18 November 197418 April 1977
(24) Dr. Vefa Tanır18 April 197721 June 1977Justice Party
26 Prof. Dr. Celal Ertuğ21 June 197721 July 1977Republican People's Party
27 Cengiz Gökçek21 July 19775 January 1978Nationalist Movement Party
28 Dr. Mete Tan5 January 197812 November 1979Republican People's Party
29 Dr. Münif İslamoğlu12 November 197912 September 1980Justice Party
30 Prof. Dr. Necmi Ayanoğlu22 September 198023 December 1981Military
31 Prof. Dr. Kaya Kılıçturgay23 December 198123 December 1983
32 Mehmet Aydın23 December 198317 October 1986Motherland Party
33 Dr. Mustafa Kalemli17 October 198621 December 1987
34 Bülent Akarcalı21 December 198726 June 1988
35 Cemil Çiçek26 June 198826 July 1988
36 Nihat Kitapçı6 July 198831 March 1989
37 Halil Şıvgın31 March 198923 June 1991
38 Dr. Yaşar Eryılmaz23 June 199120 November 1991
39 Dr. Yıldırım Aktuna20 November 199125 June 1993True Path Party
40 Rıfat Serdaroğlu25 June 199328 November 1993
41 Kazım Dinç28 November 199315 August 1994
42 Dr. Doğan Baran15 August 199417 March 1996
(39) Dr. Yıldırım Aktuna7 March 199626 April 1997
43 Nafiz Kurt30 April 199713 May 1997
44 Dr. İsmail Karakuyu13 May 199730 June 1997
45 Dr. Halil İbrahim Özsoy30 June 199711 January 1999Motherland Party
46 Dr. Mustafa Güven Karahan11 January 199929 May 1999Democratic Left Party
47 Dr. Osman Durmuş29 May 199919 November 2002Nationalist Movement Party
48 Prof. Dr. Recep Akdağ20 November 200224 January 2013Justice and Development Party
49 Dr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu24 January 201324 May 2016
(48) Prof. Dr. Recep Akdağ24 May 201619 July 2017
50 Dr. Ahmet Demircan19 July 201710 July 2018
51 Dr. Fahrettin Koca10 July 2018GörevdeIndependent
Minister of Health of Turkey
Sağlık Bakanı
Incumbent
Fahrettin Koca

since 10 July 2018
Ministry of Health
Member ofCabinet of Turkey
Reports toPresident of Turkey
SeatAnkara
AppointerPresident of Turkey
Inaugural holderAdnan Adıvar
Formation3 May 1920
WebsiteMinistry of Health, Turkey

See also

  • "Bakanlarımız". T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

References

  1. "Bakanlarımız". T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. Özsarı, Prof. Dr. S. Haluk (2020). Sağlık Bakanlığı'nın 100. Yılında Sağlık (in Turkish). Yalın Yayıncılık. p. 26. ISBN 978-605-9579-75-9. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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