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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Status
Portrait Name Elected Took office Left office Time in office Political party Previous office Parliamentary system (1923–2018) 1Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1923 29 October 1923 10 November 1938CHP1st speaker of the Grand National Assembly 1927 1931 1935 — Abdülhalik Renda — 10 November 1938 11 November 1938 CHP 4th speaker of the Grand National Assembly 2İsmet İnönü 1938 11 November 1938 22 May 1950CHP1st prime minister of Turkey 1939 1943 1946 3Celâl Bayar 1950 22 May 1950 27 May 1960 DP3rd prime minister of Turkey 1954 1957 — National Unity Committee — 27 May 1960 26 October 1961 Military 10th commander of the Turkish Army 4 Cemal Gürsel 1961 26 October 1961 28 March 1966 Independent Chairman of the National Unity Committee — İbrahim Şevki Atasagun — 2 February 1966 28 March 1966 AP 3rd chairman of the Senate of Turkey 5 Cevdet Sunay 1966 28 March 1966 28 March 1973 years Independent 12th chief of the Turkish General Staff — Tekin Arıburun — 28 March 1973 6 April 1973 AP 4th chairman of the Senate of Turkey 6 Fahri Korutürk 1973 6 April 1973 6 April 1980 years Independent 3rd commander of the Turkish Navy — İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil — 6 April 1980 12 September 1980 AP 6th chairman of the Senate of Turkey — National Security Council — 12 September 1980 9 November 1982 Military 17th chief of the Turkish General Staff 7 Kenan Evren 1982 9 November 1982 9 November 1989 years Independent Chairman of the National Security Council 8 Turgut Özal 1989 9 November 1989 17 April 1993 Independent 19th prime minister of Turkey — Hüsamettin Cindoruk — 17 April 1993 16 May 1993 DYP 17th speaker of the Grand National Assembly 9 Süleyman Demirel 1993 16 May 1993 16 May 2000 years Independent 12th prime minister of Turkey 10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer 2000 16 May 2000 28 August 2007 Independent 14th president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey 11 Abdullah Gül 2007 28 August 2007 28 August 2014 years Independent 41th minister of foreign affairs of Turkey 12Recep Tayyip Erdoğan2014 28 August 2014 9 July 2018 Independent25th prime minister of Turkey AK Party Presidential system (2018–present) (12)Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 2018 9 July 2018 IncumbentAK Party25th prime minister of Turkey 2023
Timeline
Presidential statistics
Time in office This page is a list of the 12 presidents of the Republic of Turkey, ranked according to their terms of office. +Mustafa Kemal AtatürkTurgut Özal15 years and 12 days (1923–1938)3 years 159 days (1989-1993) RankPresidentLengthOrder of presidencyNotes1.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk15 years and 12 days1.First President2.İsmet İnönü11 years and 192 days2.3.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan11 years and 30 days12.4.Celâl Bayar10 years and 5 days3.5.Ahmet Necdet Sezer7 years and 104 days10.6.Cevdet Sunay7 years and 1 day5.Fahri Korutürk6.Kenan Evren7.Süleyman Demirel9.Abdullah Gül11.11.Cemal Gürsel4 years and 153 days4.12.Turgut Özal3 years and 159 days8.
Directly elected Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the 12th and incumbent President, is the first and only president to be directly elected by popular vote.
Deaths in office Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Turgut Özal
Political party membership Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President Atatürk was the founder, member, and chairman of Turkey's first political party, the Republican People's Party (CHP). İsmet İnönü, 2nd President During his tenure, İnönü was a member and chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP). Celal Bayar, 3rd President During his tenure, Bayar was a member of the Democrat Party, the first party to come to power in Turkey after the CHP. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 12th and current President Following the 2017 referendum, Erdoğan rejoined the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), which he had founded. He still serves as the chairman of the AK Parti.
See also President of Turkey List of burial places of presidents of Turkey Vice President of Turkey Prime Minister of Turkey List of prime ministers of Turkey Çankaya Mansion Presidential Complex (Turkey) Nation's Library Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey) Turkish presidential elections
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References
External links Past presidents, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
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