List of presidents of Turkey

This is a complete list of presidents of Turkey. The list includes all eleven heads of state that led the country after the Turkish War of Independence. For a list of rulers of its predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, see the article on the Ottoman dynasty.

 List of presidents (1923–present) 
Political Party








Status

 Name Portrait Term of office Political partyPrevious officeElected Parliamentary system (1923–2018) 1Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 90px  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 1938Died in office.  4  1935 — Abdülhalik Renda  90px  10 November 1938  11 November 1938  Republican People's Party 4th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly —  — 2İsmet İnönü   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 3Celâl Bayar 90px  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 1960Deposed in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.  11  1957 4     27 May 1960 10 October 1961 Military10th Commander of the Turkish Army —  Cemal Gürsel  90px  10 October 1961  2 February 1966Removed from office due to ill health.  Independent Chairman of the National Unity Committee 12  1961 —   90px  2 February 1966  28 March 1966  Independent   —  — 5 Cevdet Sunay 90px 28 March 1966  28 March 1973  Independent 12th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey 13  1966 — Tekin Arıburun  90px  28 March 1973  6 April 1973  Justice Party  4th Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey —  — 6 Fahri Korutürk    6 April 1973  6 April 1980  Independent 3rd Commander of the Turkish Navy 14  1973 — İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil  90px  6 April 1980  12 September 1980Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.  Justice Party  6th Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey —  — 7    90px 12 September 1980 9 November 1982 Military 17th Chief of the General Staff of Turkey —  Kenan Evren  90px  9 November 1982  9 November 1989  Independent Chairman of the National Security Council 15  1982 8 Turgut Özal  90px  9 November 1989  17 April 1993  Motherland Party 19th Prime Minister of Turkey 16  1989 — Hüsamettin Cindoruk   17 April 1993  16 May 1993  True Path Party  17th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly —  — 9 Süleyman Demirel  90px  16 May 1993  16 May 2000  True Path Party 12th Prime Minister of Turkey 17  1993 10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer  90px  16 May 2000  28 August 2007  Independent 14th President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey 18  2000 11 Abdullah Gül  90px  28 August 2007  28 August 2014  Justice and Development Party 40th Minister of Foreign Affairs 19  2007 12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan  90px  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 90px  9 July 2018  Incumbent  Justice and Development Party  25th Prime Minister of Turkey 21  2018

 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.

 Other websites 
 Past presidents , Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.

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