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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[edit] Presidents of the Republic of Turkey (1923–Present)
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Background |
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| 1 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[1] (1881–1938) |
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29 October 1923 | 10 November 1938 (Died in office) |
Republican People's Party[2] |
| 2 | İsmet İnönü[3] (1884–1973) |
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11 November 1938 | 22 May 1950 | Republican People's Party |
| 3 | Celâl Bayar (1883–1986) |
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22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 (Deposed) |
Democratic Party |
| 4 | Cemal Gürsel (1895–1966) |
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10 October 1961 | 28 March 1966 (Deposed by the TBMM) |
Military |
| 5 | Cevdet Sunay (1899–1982) |
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28 March 1966 | 28 March 1973 | Military |
| 6 | Fahri Korutürk (1903–1987) |
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6 April 1973 | 6 April 1980 | Senate [4] |
| 7 | Kenan Evren (1917– ) |
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9 November 1982 | 9 November 1989 | Military |
| 8 | Turgut Özal (1927–1993) |
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9 November 1989 | 17 April 1993 (Died in office) |
Motherland Party |
| 9 | Süleyman Demirel (1924– ) |
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16 May 1993 | 16 May 2000 | True Path Party |
| 10 | Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941– ) |
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16 May 2000 | 28 August 2007 | Judiciary |
| 11 | Abdullah Gül (1950– ) |
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28 August 2007 | Incumbent | Justice and Development Party |
[edit] Acting Presidents
- Cemal Gürsel (27 May 1960 – 10 October 1961) Served with the title "head of state" following the May 1960 military coup.
- Tekin Arıburun (29 March 1973 – 6 April 1973) Chairman of the Senate. Served as acting president ahead of Fahri Korutürk's election.
- İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (6 April 1980 – 12 September 1980) Chairman of the Senate. Served as acting president in the absence of a firm presidential candidate.
- Kenan Evren (12 September 1980 – 9 November 1982) Served with the title "head of state" following the September 1980 military coup.
- Hüsamettin Cindoruk (17 April 1993 – 16 May 1993) Speaker of the Parliament. Served as acting president following Turgut Özal's death.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Past presidents, Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
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