List of Presidents of Turkey

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This is a complete list of Presidents of Turkey consisting of the eleven 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 List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire.

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Presidents of the Republic of Turkey (1923–Present)

# Name
(Born–Died)
Picture Took Office Left Office Background
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[1]
(1881–1938)
29 October 1923 10 November 1938
(Died in office)
Republican People's Party[2]
2 İsmet İnönü[3]
(1884–1973)
11 November 1938 22 May 1950 Republican People's Party
3 Celâl Bayar
(1883–1986)
22 May 1950 27 May 1960
(Deposed)
Democratic Party
4 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)
10 October 1961 28 March 1966
(Deposed by the TBMM)
Military
5 Cevdet Sunay
(1899–1982)
28 March 1966 28 March 1973 Military
6 Fahri Korutürk
(1903–1987)
6 April 1973 6 April 1980 Senate [4]
7 Kenan Evren
(1917– )
9 November 1982 9 November 1989 Military
8 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)
9 November 1989 17 April 1993
(Died in office)
Motherland Party
9 Süleyman Demirel
(1924– )
16 May 1993 16 May 2000 True Path Party
10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer
(1941– )
16 May 2000 28 August 2007 Judiciary
11 Abdullah Gül
(1950– )
28 August 2007 Incumbent Justice and Development Party

Acting Presidents

Footnotes

  1. ^ Served four terms. Elected unanimously by parliament in 1923, 1927, 1931 and 1935.
  2. ^ Up to 1924 the name of the party was People's Party
  3. ^ Served four terms. Elected by parliament in 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1946.
  4. ^ Korutürk retired from Turkish Navy in 1960 and became a senator in 1968.

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