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The following is a complete list of people who held the office of President of Turkey. There have been 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.

List of presidents (1923–present)

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Political parties
  Republican People's Party (CHP)
  Democrat Party (DP)
  Justice Party (AP)
  Motherland Party (ANAP)
  True Path Party (DYP)
  Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
Other factions
  Military
  Independent
Status
  Denotes acting president
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Took office Left office Time in office Political party Previous office
Parliamentary system (1923–2018)
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938) 		1923 29 October 1923 10 November 1938
(Died in office) 		15 years, 12 days CHP 1st speaker of the Grand National Assembly
1927
1931
1935
— Abdülhalik Renda
(1881–1957) 		— 10 November 1938 11 November 1938 1 day CHP 4th speaker of the Grand National Assembly
2 İsmet İnönü
(1884–1973) 		1938 11 November 1938 27 May 1950 11 years, 197 days CHP 1st prime minister of Turkey
1939
1943
1946
3 Celâl Bayar
(1883–1986) 		1950 27 May 1950 27 May 1960[a] 10 years DP 3rd prime minister of Turkey
1954
1957
— National Unity Committee
Milli Birlik Komitesi
Chairman: General Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966) 		— 27 May 1960 10 October 1961 1 year, 136 days Military 10th commander of the Turkish Army
4 Cemal Gürsel
(1895–1966) 		1961 10 October 1961 2 February 1966[b] 4 years, 115 days Independent Chairman of the National Unity Committee
— İbrahim Şevki Atasagun
(1899–1984) 		— 2 February 1966 28 March 1966 54 days Independent 3rd chairman of the Senate of Turkey
5 Cevdet Sunay
(1899–1982) 		1966 28 March 1966 28 March 1973 7 years Independent 12th chief of the Turkish General Staff
— Tekin Arıburun
(1903–1993) 		— 28 March 1973 6 April 1973 9 days AP 4th chairman of the Senate of Turkey
6 Fahri Korutürk
(1903–1987) 		1973 6 April 1973 6 April 1980 7 years Independent 3rd commander of the Turkish Navy
— İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil
(1908–1993) 		— 6 April 1980 12 September 1980[c] 159 days AP 6th chairman of the Senate of Turkey
— National Security Council
Milli Güvenlik Kurulu
Chairman: General Kenan Evren
(1917–2015) 		— 12 September 1980 9 November 1982 2 years, 58 days Military 17th chief of the Turkish General Staff
7 Kenan Evren
(1917–2015) 		1982 9 November 1982 9 November 1989 7 years Independent Chairman of the National Security Council
8 Turgut Özal
(1927–1993) 		1989 9 November 1989 17 April 1993
(Died in office) 		3 years, 159 days ANAP 19th prime minister of Turkey
— Hüsamettin Cindoruk
(born 1933) 		— 17 April 1993 16 May 1993 29 days DYP 17th speaker of the Grand National Assembly
9 Süleyman Demirel
(1924–2015) 		1993 16 May 1993 16 May 2000 7 years DYP 12th prime minister of Turkey
10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer
(born 1941) 		2000 16 May 2000 28 August 2007 7 years, 104 days Independent 14th president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
11 Abdullah Gül
(born 1950) 		2007 28 August 2007 28 August 2014 7 years AK Party 40th minister of foreign affairs
12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954) 		2014 28 August 2014 9 July 2018 3 years, 315 days AK Party 25th prime minister of Turkey
Presidential system (2018–present)
12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954) 		2018 9 July 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 121 days AK Party 25th prime minister of Turkey
2023

Timeline

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

See also

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Notes

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