List of presidents of Turkey
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The following is a complete list of people who held the office of President of Turkey. There have been twelve heads of state since the inception of the republican period in 1923, following the Turkish War of Independence. For a list of rulers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
List of presidents (1923–present)
- Political parties
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Democrat Party (DP)
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Justice Party (AP)
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True Path Party (DYP)
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Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
- Other factions
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- Status
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Denotes acting president
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Previous office |
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| Parliamentary system (1923–2018) | ||||||||
| rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 1 | File:Ataturk1930s.jpg | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1923 | 29 October 1923 | 10 November 1938 (Died in office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Age in years and days | CHP | 1st speaker of the Grand National Assembly |
| 1927 | ||||||||
| 1931 | ||||||||
| 1935 | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — | File:TBMM Başkanı Abdülhalik Renda.jpg | Abdülhalik Renda (1881–1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 10 November 1938 | 11 November 1938 | Template:Age in years and days | CHP | 4th speaker of the Grand National Assembly |
| rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2 | File:Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg | İsmet İnönü (1884–1973)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1938 | 11 November 1938 | 22 May 1950 | Template:Age in years and days | CHP | 1st prime minister of Turkey |
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| 1946 | ||||||||
| 3 | File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg | Celâl Bayar (1883–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1950 | 22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 (Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Age in years and days | DP | 3rd prime minister of Turkey |
| 1954 | ||||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:Cemal Gürsel (1960).jpg | National Unity Committee Script error: No such module "Lang". Chairman: General Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 27 May 1960 | 26 October 1961 | Template:Age in years and days | Military | 10th commander of the Turkish Army |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 4 | Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1961 | 26 October 1961 | 28 March 1966Template:Efn | Template:Age in years and days | Independent | Chairman of the National Unity Committee | |
| — | File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg | İbrahim Şevki Atasagun (1899–1984)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 2 February 1966 | 28 March 1966 | Template:Age in years and days | AP | 3rd chairman of the Senate of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 5 | File:Turkse chef Generale staf (Generaal Sunay), Bestanddeelnr 916-7535 (cropped).jpg | Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1966 | 28 March 1966 | 28 March 1973 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | 12th chief of the Turkish General Staff |
| — | File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg | Tekin Arıburun (1903–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 28 March 1973 | 6 April 1973 | Template:Age in years and days | AP | 4th chairman of the Senate of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 6 | File:Korutürk with cadets (cropped).jpg | Fahri Korutürk (1903–1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1973 | 6 April 1973 | 6 April 1980 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | 3rd commander of the Turkish Navy |
| — | File:Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968).jpg | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1908–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 6 April 1980 | 12 September 1980 (Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Age in years and days | AP | 6th chairman of the Senate of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — | File:Kenan Evren (cropped).png | National Security Council Script error: No such module "Lang". Chairman: General Kenan Evren (1917–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 12 September 1980 | 7 December 1983 | Template:Age in years and days | Military | 17th chief of the Turkish General Staff |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7 | Kenan Evren (1917–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1982 | 9 November 1982 | 9 November 1989 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | Chairman of the National Security Council | |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 8 | File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg | Turgut Özal (1927–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1989 | 9 November 1989 | 17 April 1993 (Died in office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Age in years and days | Independent | 19th prime minister of Turkey |
| — | File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg | Hüsamettin Cindoruk (born 1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 17 April 1993 | 16 May 1993 | Template:Age in years and days | DYP | 17th speaker of the Grand National Assembly |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 9 | File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg | Süleyman Demirel (1924–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1993 | 16 May 1993 | 16 May 2000 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | 12th prime minister of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 10 | File:Ahmet Necdet Sezer 2006.jpg | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (born 1941)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2000 | 16 May 2000 | 28 August 2007 | Template:Age in years and days | Independent | 14th president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 11 | File:Abdullah Gül (cropped version).jpg | Abdullah Gül (born 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2007 | 28 August 2007 | 28 August 2014 | Template:Age in years years | Independent | 41th minister of foreign affairs of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 12 | File:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2018 (cropped).jpg | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2014 | 28 August 2014 | 9 July 2018 | Template:Age in years and days | Independent | 25th prime minister of Turkey |
| style="background:Template:Party color;" | | AK PartyTemplate:Efn | |||||||
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| rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (12) | File:Secretary Blinken Meets with Turkish President Erdogan (53446072523) (cropped).jpg | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2018 | 9 July 2018 | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days | AK Party | 25th prime minister of Turkey |
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Timeline
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See also
- President of Turkey
- Vice President of Turkey
- Prime Minister of Turkey
- Çankaya Mansion
- Presidential Complex (Turkey)
- Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)
- Turkish presidential elections
Notes
External links
- Past presidents, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
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