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The following is a complete list of Presidents of Turkey, consisting of the twelve heads of state since the inception of the republican period in 1923, 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)

Status
  Denotes Acting President
No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of Office Political Party Elected
Indirect elections
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 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
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|- Abdülhalik Renda
(1881–1957)		 10 November 1938 11 November 1938 Republican People's Party — —
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|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
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, historical)/meta/color; color:white;"|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
4 National Unity Committee
Chairman: General Cemal Gürsel		 File:Cemal Gürsel (1).jpg 27 May 1960 10 October 1961 Military —
Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966)		 File:Cemal Gürsel (1).jpg 10 October 1961 2 February 1966[3] Independent 12 1961
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"|- İbrahim Şevki Atasagun
(1899–1984)		 2 February 1966 28 March 1966 Independent — —
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"|5 Cevdet Sunay
(1899–1982)		 28 March 1966 28 March 1973 Independent 13 1966
style="background:Template:Justice Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|- Tekin Arıburun
(1903–1993)		 28 March 1973 6 April 1973 Justice Party — —
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"|6 Fahri Korutürk
(1903–1987)		 File:Fahri koruturk.jpg 6 April 1973 6 April 1980 Independent 14 1973
style="background:Template:Justice Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|- İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
(1908–1993)		 6 April 1980 12 September 1980[4] Justice Party — —
7 National Security Council
Chairman: General Kenan Evren		 File:Kenan Evren.jpg 12 September 1980 9 November 1982 Military —
Kenan Evren
(1917–2015)		 File:Kenan Evren.jpg 9 November 1982 9 November 1989 Independent 15 1982
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"|8 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993)		 9 November 1989 17 April 1993[1] Motherland Party 16 1989
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, current)/meta/color; color:white;"|- Hüsamettin Cindoruk
(1933–)		 17 April 1993 16 May 1993 True Path Party — —
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, current)/meta/color; color:white;"|9 Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015)		 16 May 1993 16 May 2000 True Path Party 17 1993
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"|10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer
(1941–)		 16 May 2000 28 August 2007 Independent 18 2000
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|11 Abdullah Gül
(1949–)		 28 August 2007 28 August 2014 Justice and Development Party 19 2007
Direct elections
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"|12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(1954–)		 28 August 2014 Incumbent Justice and Development Party 20 2014

Timeline

Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAbdullah GülAhmet Necdet SezerSüleyman DemirelHüsamettin CindorukTurgut ÖzalKenan EvrenKenan Evrenİhsan Sabri ÇağlayangilFahri KorutürkTekin ArıburunCevdet Sunayİbrahim Şevki AtasagunCemal GürselCemal GürselCelal Bayarİsmet İnönüMustafa Abdülhalik RendaMustafa Kemal Atatürk

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Died in office.
  2. ^ Deposed in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.
  3. ^ Removed from office due to ill health.
  4. ^ Deposed in the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.

See also

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