List of ministers of transport and infrastructure of Turkey

The following is a list of ministers of transport and infrastructure of Turkey. The post was established in 1939, with Ali Çetinkaya as the first office holder. As of 2017, the office holder is Ahmet Arslan and the office has been held by 64 people.

List of ministers

No. Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Political party No of. government
Ministers of Transport
(3 April 1939 – 1 November 2011)
1 Ali Çetinkaya
(1878–1949)		 3 April 1939 20 November 1940 Republican People's Party 12
2 Cevdet Kerim İncedayı
(1893–1951)		 20 November 1940 12 November 1941 Republican People's Party 12
3 Mehmet Fahri Engin
(1888–1970)		 12 November 1941 9 March 1943 Republican People's Party 12- 13
4 Ali Fuat Cebesoy
(1882-1962)		 9 March 1943 7 August 1946 Republican People's Party 14
5 Şükrü Koçak
(1886-1961)		 7 August 1946 10 June 1948 Republican People's Party 15- 16
6 Kasım Gülek
(1905-1996)		 10 June 1948 16 January 1949 Republican People's Party 17
7 Kemal Satır
(1911-1991)		 16 January 1949 22 May 1950 Republican People's Party 18
8 Ahmet Tevfik İleri
(1911-1961)		 22 May 1950 11 August 1950 Democrat Party 19
9 Seyfi Kurtbek
(1905-1995)		 11 August 1950 10 November 1952 Democrat Party 19- 20
10 Yümnü Üresin
(1898-1961)		 10 November 1952 17 May 1954 Democrat Party 20
11 Muammer Çavuşoğlu
(1903-1972)		 17 May 1954 9 December 1955 Democrat Party 21
12 Arif Demirer
(1909-1997)		 9 December 1955 25 November 1957 Democrat Party 22
13 Fevzi Uçaner
(1900-1963)		 25 November 1957 18 September 1958 Democrat Party 23
14 Muzaffer Kurbanoğlu
(1913-2006)		 1 November 1958 9 December 1959 Democrat Party 23
15 Şemi Ergin
(1913-1996)		 9 December 1959 27 May 1960 Democrat Party 23
16 Sıtkı Ulay
(1907-1997)		 30 May 1960 5 January 1961 Military 24
17 Mehmet Orhan Mersinli
(1912-1975)		 5 January 1961 20 November 1961 Military 25
18 Mustafa Cahit Akyar
(1910-1988)		 20 November 1961 25 June 1962 Justice Party 26
19 Rıfat Öçten
(1913-1970)		 25 June 1962 10 June 1963 New Turkey Party 27
20 İhsan Şeref Dura
(1901-1984)		 13 June 1963 25 December 1963 New Turkey Party 27
21 Abdurrahman Ferit Alpiskender
(1908-1989)		 25 December 1963 15 December 1964 Justice Party 28
22 Mahmut Vural
(1926-2002)		 15 December 1964 20 February 1965 Republican People's Party 28
23 Mithat San
(1926-1994)		 20 February 1965 31 July 1965 Justice Party 29
24 Kazım Yurdakul
(1916-1983)		 31 July 1965 27 October 1965 Justice Party 29
25 Seyfi Öztürk
(1927-2002)		 27 October 1965 3 April 1967 Justice Party 30
26 Mehmet Saadettin Bilgiç
(1920-2012)		 3 April 1967 1 August 1969 Justice Party 30
27 Mehmet İzmen
(1909-1986)		 1 August 1969 3 November 1969 Justice Party 30
28 Nahit Menteşe
(1932- )		 3 November 1969 14 December 1970 Justice Party 31- 32
29 Mehmet Orhan Tuğrul
(1916-2006)		 14 December 1970 26 March 1971 Justice Party 32
30 Haluk Arık
(1917-2022)		 26 March 1971 29 September 1971 Independent 33
31 Selahattin Babüroğlu
(1923-2021)		 29 September 1971 27 October 1971 Independent 33
32 Cahit Karakaş
(1928- )		 27 October 1971 11 December 1971 Justice Party 33
33 Rıfkı Danışman
(1924-2018)		 11 December 1971 15 April 1973 Justice Party 34- 35
34 Ahmet Sabahattin Özbek
(1915-2001)		 15 April 1973 26 January 1974 Justice Party 36
35 Hasan Ferda Güley
(1916-2008)		 26 January 1974 17 November 1974 Republican People's Party 37
(34) Ahmet Sabahattin Özbek
(1915-2001)		 17 November 1974 31 March 1975 Justice Party 38
(28) Nahit Menteşe
(1932- )		 31 March 1975 11 April 1977 Justice Party 39
36 İbrahim Aysoy
(1931-2024)		 17 April 1977 21 June 1977 Justice Party 39
37 Erol Çevikçe
(1937- )		 21 June 1977 21 July 1977 Republican People's Party 40
38 Yılmaz Ergenekon
(1929-1983)		 21 July 1977 5 January 1978 Justice Party 41
39 Güneş Öngüt
(1933-1992)		 5 January 1978 12 November 1979 Republican People's Party 42
40 Hüseyin Özalp
(1923-2014)		 12 November 1979 12 September 1980 Justice Party 43
41 Necmi Özgür
(1917-1989)		 12 September 1980 2 March 1983 Military 44
42 Mustafa Aydın Aysan
(1933-2024)		 2 March 1983 13 December 1983 Military 44
43 Veysel Atasoy
(1947-2004 )		 13 December 1983 16 September 1987 Motherland Party 45
44 İhsan Pekel
(1930-2019)		 16 September 1987 21 December 1987 Motherland Party 45
45 Ekrem Pakdemirli
(1939-2015 )		 21 December 1987 30 March 1989 Motherland Party 46
46 Cengiz Tuncer
(1942-1992 )		 30 March 1989 23 June 1991 Motherland Party 46- 47
47 İbrahim Özdemir
(1949- )		 21 June 1991 21 August 1991 Motherland Party 48
48 Sabahattin Yalınpala
(1926-2012)		 21 August 1991 20 November 1991 Motherland Party 48
49 Yaşar Topçu
(1941- )		 20 November 1991 25 June 1993 True Path Party 49
50 Mehmet Köstepen
(1947-2004)		 25 June 1993 12 April 1995 True Path Party 50
51 Ali Şevki Erek
(1935- )		 29 May 1995 31 October 1995 True Path Party 51 -52
51 Oğuz Tezmen
(1948- )		 31 October 1995 6 March 1996 Independent 52
52 Ömer Barutçu
(1942-2024)		 6 March 1996 30 July 1997 True Path Party 53- 54
53 Necdet Menzir
(1945-2013)		 30 July 1997 4 August 1998 True Path Party 55
54 Arif Ahmet Denizolgun
(1955-2016)		 4 August 1998 11 January 1999 Welfare Party 55
55 Hasan Basri Aktan
(1952- )		 11 January 1999 28 May 1999 Independent 56
56 Enis Öksüz
(1946- )		 28 May 1999 17 July 2001 Nationalist Movement Party 57
57 Oktay Vural
(1956- )		 30 July 2001 5 August 2002 Nationalist Movement Party 57
58 Naci Kınacıoğlu
(1929-2009)		 5 August 2002 18 November 2002 Independent 57
59 Binali Yıldırım
(1955- )		 18 November 2002 8 May 2007 Justice and Development Party 58 -59
60 İsmet Yılmaz
(1961- )		 8 May 2007 29 August 2007 Independent 59
(59) Binali Yıldırım
(1955- )		 29 August 2007 8 March 2011 Justice and Development Party 60
61 Habip Soluk
(1950- )		 8 March 2011 6 July 2011 Independent 60
(59) Binali Yıldırım
(1955- )		 6 July 2011 1 November 2011 Justice and Development Party 61
Ministers of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication
(1 November 2011 – 10 July 2018)
1 Binali Yıldırım
(1955- )		 1 November 2011 25 December 2013 Justice and Development Party 61
2 Lütfi Elvan
(1962- )		 25 December 2013 6 March 2015 Justice and Development Party 61- 62
3 Feridun Bilgin
(1964- )		 6 March 2015 24 November 2015 Independent 62- 63
(1) Binali Yıldırım
(1955- )		 24 November 2015 24 May 2016 Justice and Development Party 64
4 Ahmet Arslan
(1962- )		 24 May 2016 10 July 2018 Justice and Development Party 65
Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure
(10 July 2018 – Present)
5 Mehmet Cahit Turan
(1960- )		 10 July 2018 28 March 2020 Independent 66
6 Adil Karaismailoğlu
(1969- )		 28 March 2020 4 June 2023 Justice and Development Party 66
7 Abdulkadir Uraloğlu
(1966- )		 4 June 2023 Incumbent Justice and Development Party 67