Prime Minister of Turkey

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Prime Minister of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanı
Seal of Prime Ministry of Turkey.svg
Emblems of Turkey
Incumbent
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
since March 14, 2003
Residence Başbakanlık
Appointer Abdullah Gül,
as President of Turkey
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Formation May 3, 1920
Website basbakanlik.gov.tr
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The Prime Minister of the Turkey (Turkish: Başbakan) is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament (Meclis) and the leader of the cabinet.

The current prime minister of Turkey is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He leads a cabinet of the Justice and Development Party.

The prime minister has the power to dissolve the parliament and thus force a new election, which he is obligated to do within four years of the previous elections.

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[edit] List of Prime Ministers

Main article: List of Prime Ministers of Turkey

[edit] Living former Prime Ministers

Prime Minister Born
Bülend Ulusu April 3, 1923 (1923-04-03) (age 87)
Süleyman Demirel November 1, 1924 (1924-11-01) (age 86)
Necmettin Erbakan October 29, 1926 (1926-10-29) (age 84)
Yıldırım Akbulut May 7, 1935 (1935-05-07) (age 75)
Tansu Çiller May 24, 1946 (1946-05-24) (age 64)
Mesut Yılmaz November 6, 1947 (1947-11-06) (age 63)
Abdullah Gül October 29, 1950 (1950-10-29) (age 60)

[edit] Turkish prime ministers with the longest track record

Name Number of days Remarks
İsmet İnönü &00000000000000010000001 year, &000000000000002000000020 days +
&000000000000001200000012 years, &0000000000000205000000205 days +
&00000000000000030000003 years, &000000000000009300000093 days = 16 years and 318 days		 Has formed 10 cabinets. The first
two periods were in the
single-party period.
Süleyman Demirel &00000000000000050000005 years, &0000000000000150000000150 days +
&00000000000000020000002 years, &000000000000008200000082 days +
&00000000000000000000000 years, &0000000000000168000000168 days +
&00000000000000000000000 years, &0000000000000305000000305 days +
&00000000000000010000001 year, &0000000000000177000000177 days = 10 years and 152 days		 Has formed 7 cabinets.
Adnan Menderes &000000000000001000000010 years, &00000000000000050000005 days Has formed 5 cabinets.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan &00000000000000070000007 years, &0000000000000326000000326 days Has formed 2 cabinets.
Turgut Özal &00000000000000050000005 years, &0000000000000322000000322 days Has formed 2 cabinets.
Bülent Ecevit &00000000000000000000000 years, &0000000000000296000000296 days +
&00000000000000000000000 years, &000000000000002000000020 days +
&00000000000000010000001 year, &0000000000000311000000311 days +
&00000000000000030000003 years, &0000000000000311000000311 days = 5 years and 208 days		 Has formed 5 cabinets.
Şükrü Saraçoğlu &00000000000000040000004 years, &000000000000002900000029 days

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[edit] References

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1 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia.
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