List of presidents of Turkey
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This is a complete list of presidents of Turkey. The list includes all eleven heads of state that lead the country after the Turkish War of Independence. For a list of rulers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see the Ottoman Dynasty.
List of presidents (1923–present)
- Political Party
- Independent
- Republican People's Party
- Democrat Party
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- True Path Party
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- Status
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| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Previous office | Elected | |||
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| 1 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) |
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29 October 1923 | 1 November 1927 | Republican People's Party | 1st Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | 1 | 1923 | |
| 1 November 1927 | 4 May 1931 | 2 | 1927 | ||||||
| 4 May 1931 | 1 March 1935 | 3 | 1931 | ||||||
| 1 March 1935 | 10 November 1938[1] | 4 | 1935 | ||||||
| — | Abdülhalik Renda (1881–1957) |
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10 November 1938 | 11 November 1938 | Republican People's Party | 4th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | — | — | |
| 2 | İsmet İnönü (1884–1973) |
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11 November 1938 | 3 April 1939 | Republican People's Party | 1st Prime Minister of Turkey | 5 | 1938 | |
| 3 April 1939 | 8 March 1943 | 6 | 1939 | ||||||
| 8 March 1943 | 5 August 1946 | 7 | 1943 | ||||||
| 5 August 1946 | 27 May 1950 | 8 | 1946 | ||||||
| 3 | Celâl Bayar (1883–1986) |
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27 May 1950 | 14 May 1954 | Democrat Party | 3rd Prime Minister of Turkey | 9 | 1950 | |
| 14 May 1954 | 1 November 1957 | 10 | 1954 | ||||||
| 1 November 1957 | 27 May 1960[2] | 11 | 1957 | ||||||
| 4 | National Unity Committee Chairman: General Cemal Gürsel |
27 May 1960 | 10 October 1961 | Military | 10th Commander of the Turkish Army | — | |||
| Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966) |
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10 October 1961 | 2 February 1966[3] | Independent | Chairman of the National Unity Committee | 12 | 1961 | ||
| — | İbrahim Şevki Atasagun (1899–1984) |
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2 February 1966 | 28 March 1966 | Independent | — | — | ||
| 5 | Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982) |
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28 March 1966 | 28 March 1973 | Independent | 12th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | 13 | 1966 | |
| — | Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993) |
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28 March 1973 | 6 April 1973 | Justice Party | 4th Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey | — | — | |
| 6 | Fahri Korutürk (1903–1987) |
6 April 1973 | 6 April 1980 | Independent | 3rd Commander of the Turkish Navy | 14 | 1973 | ||
| — | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993) |
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6 April 1980 | 12 September 1980[4] | Justice Party | 6th Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey | — | — | |
| 7 | National Security Council Chairman: General Kenan Evren |
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12 September 1980 | 9 November 1982 | Military | 17th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey | — | ||
| Kenan Evren (1917–2015) |
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9 November 1982 | 9 November 1989 | Independent | Chairman of the National Security Council | 15 | 1982 | ||
| 8 | Turgut Özal (1927–1993) |
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9 November 1989 | 17 April 1993[1] | Motherland Party | 19th Prime Minister of Turkey | 16 | 1989 | |
| — | Hüsamettin Cindoruk (born 1933) |
17 April 1993 | 16 May 1993 | True Path Party | 17th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | — | — | ||
| 9 | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015) |
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16 May 1993 | 16 May 2000 | True Path Party | 12th Prime Minister of Turkey | 17 | 1993 | |
| 10 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941) |
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16 May 2000 | 28 August 2007 | Independent | 14th President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey | 18 | 2000 | |
| 11 | Abdullah Gül (born 1950) |
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28 August 2007 | 28 August 2014 | Justice and Development Party | 40th Minister of Foreign Affairs | 19 | 2007 | |
| 12 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) |
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28 August 2014 | 9 July 2018 | Justice and Development Party | 25th Prime Minister of Turkey | 20 | 2014 | |
| Presidential system (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 12 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) |
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9 July 2018 | Incumbent | Justice and Development Party | 25th Prime Minister of Turkey | 21 | 2018 | |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Died in office.
- ↑ Deposed in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.
- ↑ Removed from office due to ill health.
- ↑ Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
Acting presidents
- Cemal Gürsel (May 27, 1960 - October 10, 1961) Served with the title "head of state" following the May 1960 military coup.
- Tekin Arıburun (March 29, 1973 - April 6, 1973) Parliament speaker. Served as acting president ahead of Fahri Korutürk's election.
- İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (April 6, 1980 - September 12, 1980) Parliament speaker. Served as acting president in the absence of a firm presidential candidate.
- Kenan Evren (September 12, 1980 - November 9, 1982) Served with the title "head of state" following the September 1980 military coup.
- Hüsamettin Cindoruk (April 17, 1993 - May 16, 1993) Parliament speaker. Served as acting president following Turgut Özal's death.
List Of Presidents Of Turkey Media
Cumhurbaşkanı Mahmut Celalettin Bayar.
Photograph of Cemal Gürsel, fourth President of Turkey.
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Photograph of Cemal Gürsel, fourth President of Turkey.
Hava Pilot Kurmay Albay Tekin Arıburun.
Kenan Evren during the state visit to the United States in June 1988
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Other websites
- Past presidents Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.