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Websitehttp://www.cankaya.gov.tr/
Established October 29, 1923
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedPatrick March 09, 2007 12:49pm
DescriptionThe President is the head of the state. He/she represents the Republic of Turkey and the unity of the Turkish Nation. A president is elected from among individuals who are at least forty years of age, deputies who have received higher education or Turkish citizens who are qualified to be elected as a deputy. He/she is selected by the TGNA by secret ballot and with a two-thirds majority of the total number of parliament members. The term of office is seven years.

The President ensures the implementation of the Constitution and the regular and harmonious functioning of the organs of State. In the legislative field, the President’s duties are to convene the TGNA when necessary; to promulgate laws and when deemed necessary to return laws to Parliament to be reconsidered; to hold a referendum for constitutional amendments when he/she considers it necessary; to file a suit at the Constitutional Court claiming that there are violations of the Constitution related to laws and decrees having the force of law and the Internal Regulations of the Parliament, and to call new TGNA elections when the necessity arises. His/her functions in the executive field are quite comprehensive. He/she appoints the Prime Minister, and the ministers upon the proposals of the Prime Minister; sends representatives of the Turkish State to foreign countries, receives representatives of foreign states, and ratifies and promulgates international agreements. Furthermore, he/she functions as the head of the National Security Council and the Council of Ministers when necessary; signs decrees; commutes or pardons the sentences of certain convicts if the conditions are met, and appoints or selects the members of the State Supervisory Council, the Higher Education Council and university rectors. The President’s functions related to the judiciary are limited to selection of members of the Supreme Courts.

RACES [Show Primaries]
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Date Type Results
May 28, 2023 General Election
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan(I)
27,834,692
52.18%
 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
25,504,552
47.82%
May 14, 2023 General Election - Requires Run-Off
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan(I)
27,133,849
49.52%
 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
24,595,178
44.88%
 Sinan Oğan
2,831,239
5.17%
Jun 24, 2018 General Election
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan(I)
26,330,823
52.59%
 Muharrem İnce
15,340,321
30.64%
 Selahattin Demirtaş
4,205,794
8.40%
 Meral Akşener
3,649,030
7.29%
 Temel Karamollaoğlu
443,704
0.89%
 Doğu Perinçek
98,955
0.20%
Aug 10, 2014 General Election
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
21,000,143
51.79%
 Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
15,587,720
38.44%
 Selahattin Demirtaş
3,958,048
9.76%
Aug 28, 2007 General Election
 Abdullah Gül
339
75.84%
 Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu
70
15.66%
  Blank - Void
25
5.59%
 Hüseyin Tayfun İçli
13
2.91%
May 16, 2000 General Election
 Ahmet Necdet Sezer
330
60.00%
  Reject
220
40.00%
May 16, 1993 General Election
 Süleyman Demirel
244
59.22%
 Kamran İnan
94
22.82%
 Lütfi Doğan
47
11.41%
 İsmail Cem
27
6.55%
Apr 17, 1993 Acting
 Hüsamettin Cindoruk
1
100.00%
Oct 31, 1989 General Election
 Turgut Özal
263
94.95%
 Fethi Çelikbaş
14
5.05%
Nov 07, 1982 Referendum
 Kenan Evren
17,215,559
91.37%
  Reject
1,626,431
8.63%
Apr 06, 1980 Acting
 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
1
100.00%
Apr 06, 1973 General Election
 Fahri Korutürk
365
70.19%
 Faruk Gürler
87
16.73%
 Ferruh Bozbeyli
51
9.81%
 Tekin Arıburun(I)
17
3.27%
Mar 29, 1973 Acting
 Tekin Arıburun
1
100.00%
Mar 28, 1966 General Election
 Cevdet Sunay
461
97.67%
 Alparslan Türkeş
11
2.33%
Oct 26, 1961 General Election
 Cemal Gürsel
434
100.00%
Nov 01, 1957 General Election
 Celal Bayar(I)
413
100.00%
May 14, 1954 General Election
 Celal Bayar(I)
486
94.74%
 İsmet İnönü
27
5.26%
May 22, 1950 General Election
 Celal Bayar
387
85.43%
 İsmet İnönü(I)
66
14.57%
Jun 05, 1946 General Election
 İsmet İnönü(I)
388
86.41%
 Fevzi Çakmak
59
13.14%
 Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
2
0.45%
Mar 08, 1943 General Election
 İsmet İnönü(I)
435
100.00%
Apr 03, 1939 General Election
 İsmet İnönü(I)
413
100.00%
Nov 11, 1938 General Election
 İsmet İnönü
348
100.00%
Nov 10, 1938 Acting
 Abdülhalik Renda
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1935 General Election
 Kemal Atatürk(I)
386
100.00%
May 04, 1931 General Election
 Mustafa Kemal Paşa(I)
289
100.00%
Nov 01, 1927 General Election
 Mustafa Kemal Paşa(I)
288
100.00%
Oct 29, 1923 General Election
 Mustafa Kemal Paşa
158
100.00%

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