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.

Presidents of the Republic of Turkey (1923–present)

No.	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Party	Elected
1	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938)		29 October 1923	1 November 1927	Republican People's Party	1	1923
			1 November 1927	4 May 1931		2	1927
			4 May 1931	1 March 1935		3	1931
			1 March 1935	10 November 1938[1]		4	1935
—	Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda (acting) (1881–1957)		10 November 1938	11 November 1938	Republican People's Party	—
2	İsmet İnönü (1884–1973)		11 November 1938	3 April 1939	Republican People's Party	5	1938
			3 April 1939	8 March 1943		6	1939
			8 March 1943	5 August 1946		7	1943
			5 August 1946	22 May 1950		8	1946
3	Celâl Bayar (1883–1986)		22 May 1950	14 May 1954	Democrat Party	9	1950
			14 May 1954	1 November 1957		10	1954
			1 November 1957	27 May 1960[2]		11	1957
National Unity Committee (Chairman: General Cemal Gürsel)			27 May 1960	10 October 1961	Military	—
4	Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966)		10 October 1961	2 February 1966[3]	Independent	12	1961
—	İbrahim Şevki Atasagun (acting) (1899–1984)		2 February 1966	28 March 1966	Independent	—
5	Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982)		28 March 1966	28 March 1973	Independent	13	1966
—	Tekin Arıburun (acting) (1903–1993)		28 March 1973	6 April 1973	Justice Party	—
6	Fahri Korutürk (1903–1987)		6 April 1973	6 April 1980	Independent	14	1973
—	İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting) (1908–1993)		6 April 1980	12 September 1980[4]	Justice Party	—
National Security Council (Chairman: General Kenan Evren)			12 September 1980	9 November 1982	Military	—
7	Kenan Evren (1917– )		9 November 1982	9 November 1989	Independent	15	1982
8	Turgut Özal (1927–1993)		9 November 1989	17 April 1993[1]	Motherland Party	16	1989
—	Hüsamettin Cindoruk (acting) (1933– )		17 April 1993	16 May 1993	True Path Party	—
9	Süleyman Demirel (1924– )		16 May 1993	16 May 2000	True Path Party	17	1993
10	Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941– )		16 May 2000	28 August 2007	Independent	18	2000
11	Abdullah Gül (1950– )		28 August 2007	28 August 2014	Justice and Development Party	19	2007
12	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954– )		28 August 2014	Incumbent	Justice and Development Party	20	2014

Timeline

Footnotes

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Turkey
• Çankaya Köşkü
• History of Turkish Presidential Elections

External links

• Past presidents, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.

Presidents of Turkey (List) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar Cemal Gürsel Cevdet Sunay Fahri Korutürk Kenan Evren Turgut Özal Süleyman Demirel Ahmet Necdet Sezer Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan