List of Presidents of Turkey

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This is a complete list of Presidents of Turkey consisting of the ten heads of state in the country's inception following the Turkish War of Independence. For a list of rulers of the predecessor Ottoman Empire, see the Ottoman Dynasty.

[edit] Presidents

Picture	Name	Took office	Left office
	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	October 29, 1923	November 10, 1938
	İsmet İnönü	November 11, 1938	May 22, 1950
	Celal Bayar	May 22, 1950	May 27, 1960
	Cemal Gürsel	October 10, 1961	March 28, 1966
	Cevdet Sunay	March 28, 1966	March 28, 1973
	Fahri Korutürk	April 6, 1973	April 6, 1980
	Kenan Evren	November 9, 1982	November 9, 1989
	Turgut Özal	November 9, 1989	April 17, 1993
	Süleyman Demirel	May 16, 1993	May 16, 2000
	Ahmet Necdet Sezer	May 16, 2000	Present

[edit] Acting Presidents

• Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda: (November 10, 1938–November 11, 1938 )
• Tekin Arıburun: (March 29, 1973–April 6, 1973)
• İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil: (April 6, 1980–September 12, 1980)
• Hüsamettin Cindoruk: (April 17, 1993–May 16, 1993)

[edit] Heads of State

(Military rulers used the title "Head of State" instead of "President".)

• Cemal Gürsel: (May 27, 1960–October 10, 1961)
• Kenan Evren: (September 12, 1980–November 9, 1982)

• orange: Presidents with military background (elected)
• red: Heads of state (military coup)
• green: Civilian presidents