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{{Politics of Turkey}}

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 [[History of the Republic of Turkey|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)==
;Political parties
{{Legend|{{party color|Republican People's Party (Turkey)}}|[[Republican People's Party]] (CHP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Legend|Pink|[[Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)|Democrat Party]] (DP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Legend|Magenta|[[Justice Party (Turkey)|Justice Party]] (AP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Legend|Purple|[[True Path Party]] (DYP)|border=1px solid #A55FFE}}
{{Legend|{{party color|Justice and Development Party (Turkey)}}|[[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party]] (AK Party)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Other factions
{{Legend|{{party color|Military rule}}|[[Turkish Armed Forces|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{Legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

;Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting president}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! Portrait
! Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! Elected
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
! Political party
! Previous office
|-
! colspan="9" | [[Parliamentary system]] (1923–2018)
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Republican People's Party (Turkey)}}; color:white;" | 1
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Ataturk1930s.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]<br />{{small|(1881–[[Death and state funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|1938]])}}
| [[1923 Turkish presidential election|1923]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey|29 October 1923]] || rowspan="4" | 10 November 1938<br />{{small|([[Death and state funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Died in office]])}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Age in years and days|1923|10|29|1938|11|10}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Republican People's Party|CHP]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Speaker of the Grand National Assembly#List of speakers|1st]] [[speaker of the Grand National Assembly]]
|-
| [[1927 Turkish presidential election|1927]]
|-
| [[1931 Turkish presidential election|1931]]
|-
| [[1935 Turkish presidential election|1935]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Republican People's Party (Turkey)}}; color:white;" | —
| [[File:TBMM Başkanı Abdülhalik Renda.jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdülhalik Renda]]<br />{{small|(1881–1957)}}
| —
| 10 November 1938 || 11 November 1938
| {{Age in years and days|1938|11|10|1938|11|11}}
| [[Republican People's Party|CHP]]
| 4th speaker of the Grand National Assembly
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Republican People's Party (Turkey)}}; color:white;" | 2
| rowspan="4" |[[File:Inonu Ismet (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4" |[[İsmet İnönü]]<br />{{small|(1884–1973)}}
| [[1938 Turkish presidential election|1938]]
| rowspan="4" | 11 November 1938 || rowspan="4" | 22 May 1950
| rowspan="4" |{{Age in years and days|1938|11|11|1950|5|22}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Republican People's Party|CHP]]
| rowspan="4" |[[List of prime ministers of Turkey|1st]] [[prime minister of Turkey]]
|-
| [[1939 Turkish presidential election|1939]]
|-
| [[1943 Turkish presidential election|1943]]
|-
| [[1946 Turkish presidential election|1946]]
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:Pink; color:black;" | 3
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Celâl Bayar]]<br />{{small|(1883–1986)}}
| [[1950 Turkish presidential election|1950]]
| rowspan="3" | 22 May 1950 || rowspan="3" | 27 May 1960<br />{{small|([[1960 Turkish coup d'état|Deposed]])}}
| rowspan="3" |{{Age in years and days|1950|5|22|1960|5|27}} 
| rowspan="3" |[[Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)|DP]]
| rowspan="3" |3rd prime minister of Turkey
|-
| [[1954 Turkish presidential election|1954]]
|-
| [[1957 Turkish presidential election|1957]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" | —
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Cemal Gürsel (1960).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[National Unity Committee]]'''<br />{{Lang|tr|Milli Birlik Komitesi}}<br />{{small|Chairman: General [[Cemal Gürsel]]<br />(1895–1966)}}
| —
| 27 May 1960 || 26 October 1961
| {{Age in years and days|1960|5|27|1961|10|26}}
| [[Turkish Armed Forces|Military]]
| 10th [[List of commanders of the Turkish Land Forces|commander of the Turkish Army]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 4
| [[Cemal Gürsel]]<br />{{small|(1895–1966)}}
| [[1961 Turkish presidential election|1961]]
| 26 October 1961 || 28 March 1966{{efn|Gürsel was removed from office due to ill health on 2 February 1966 and [[İbrahim Şevki Atasagun]] assumed the duties of the President and with it became acting President, although Gürsel officially held the office until 28 March 1966.}}
| {{Age in years and days|1961|10|26|1966|3|28}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Chairman of the [[National Unity Committee]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Magenta; color:white;" | —
| [[File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg|100px]]
| [[İbrahim Şevki Atasagun]]<br />{{small|(1899–1984)}}
| —
| 2 February 1966 || 28 March 1966
| {{Age in years and days|1966|2|2|1966|3|28}}
| [[Justice Party (Turkey)|AP]]
| 3rd [[List of chairmen of the Senate of Turkey|chairman of the Senate of Turkey]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 5
| [[File:Turkse chef Generale staf (Generaal Sunay), Bestanddeelnr 916-7535 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Cevdet Sunay]]<br />{{small|(1899–1982)}}
| [[1966 Turkish presidential election|1966]]
| 28 March 1966 || 28 March 1973
| {{Age in years|1966|3|28|1973|3|28}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 12th [[chief of the Turkish General Staff]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Magenta; color:white;"| —
| [[File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg|100px]]
| [[Tekin Arıburun]]<br />{{small|(1903–1993)}}
| —
| 28 March 1973 || 6 April 1973
| {{Age in years and days|1973|3|28|1973|4|6}}
| [[Justice Party (Turkey)|AP]]
| 4th chairman of the Senate of Turkey
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 6
| [[File:Korutürk with cadets (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Fahri Korutürk]]<br />{{small|(1903–1987)}}
| [[1973 Turkish presidential election|1973]]
| 6 April 1973 || 6 April 1980
| {{Age in years|1973|4|6|1980|4|6}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 3rd [[List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces|commander of the Turkish Navy]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Magenta; color:white;" | —
| [[File:Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil (1968).jpg|100px]]
| [[İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil]]<br />{{small|(1908–1993)}}
| —
| 6 April 1980 || 12 September 1980<br />{{small|([[1980 Turkish coup d'état|Deposed]])}}
| {{Age in years and days|1980|4|6|1980|9|12}}
| [[Justice Party (Turkey)|AP]]
| 6th [[List of chairmen of the Senate of Turkey|chairman of the Senate of Turkey]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;" | —
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Kenan Evren (cropped).png|100px]]
| '''[[National Security Council (Turkey, 1980)|National Security Council]]'''<br />{{Lang|tr|Milli Güvenlik Kurulu}}<br />{{small|Chairman: General [[Kenan Evren]]<br />(1917–2015)}}
| —
| 12 September 1980 || 7 December 1983
| {{Age in years and days|1980|9|12|1983|12|7}}
| [[Turkish Armed Forces|Military]]
| 17th chief of the Turkish General Staff
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 7
| [[Kenan Evren]]<br />{{small|(1917–2015)}}
| [[1982 Turkish constitutional referendum|1982]]
| 9 November 1982 || 9 November 1989
| {{Age in years|1982|11|9|1989|11|9}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Chairman of the [[National Security Council (Turkey, 1980)|National Security Council]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 8
| [[File:Turgut Özal as Turkish Prime Minister.jpg|100px]]
| [[Turgut Özal]]<br />{{small|(1927–1993)}}
| [[1989 Turkish presidential election|1989]]
| 9 November 1989 || 17 April 1993<br />{{small|(Died in office)}}
| {{Age in years and days|1989|11|9|1993|4|17}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 19th prime minister of Turkey
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Purple; color:white;" | —
| [[File:Turkey politic personality icon.svg|100px]]
| [[Hüsamettin Cindoruk]]<br />{{small|(born 1933)}}
| —
| 17 April 1993 || 16 May 1993
| {{Age in years and days|1993|4|17|1993|5|16}}
| [[True Path Party|DYP]]
| 17th speaker of the Grand National Assembly
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 9
| [[File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg|100px]]
| [[Süleyman Demirel]]<br />{{small|(1924–2015)}}
| [[1993 Turkish presidential election|1993]]
| 16 May 1993 || 16 May 2000
| {{Age in years|1993|5|16|2000|5|16}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 12th prime minister of Turkey
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 10
| [[File:Ahmet Necdet Sezer 2006.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]<br />{{small|(born 1941)}}
| [[2000 Turkish presidential election|2000]]
| 16 May 2000 || 28 August 2007
| {{Age in years and days|2000|5|16|2007|8|28}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 14th [[List of presidents of the Constitutional Court of Turkey|president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 11
| [[File:Abdullah Gül (cropped version).jpg|100px]]
| [[Abdullah Gül]]<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
| [[2007 Turkish presidential election|2007]]
| 28 August 2007 || 28 August 2014
| {{Age in years|2007|8|28|2014|8|28}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 41th [[List of ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey|minister of foreign affairs of Turkey]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;" | 12
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 2018 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2014 Turkish presidential election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" | 28 August 2014 || rowspan="2" | 9 July 2018
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|2014|8|28|2018|7|9}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]] 
| rowspan="2" |[[List of prime ministers of Turkey|25th]] prime minister of Turkey
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Justice and Development Party (Turkey)}};" |
| [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AK Party]]{{efn|After the [[2017 Turkish constitutional referendum|2017 constitutional referendum]], the president of Turkey obtained the right to join a political party.}}
|-
! colspan="9" | [[Presidential system]] (2018–present)
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Justice and Development Party (Turkey)}}; color:white;" | (12)
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets with Turkish President Erdogan (53446072523) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
| [[2018 Turkish presidential election|2018]]
| rowspan="2" | 9 July 2018 || rowspan="2" | Incumbent
| rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|2018|7|9}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AK Party]]
| rowspan="2" |25th prime minister of Turkey
|-
| [[2023 Turkish presidential election|2023]]
|}

==Timeline==
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  from: 10/11/1938 till: 11/11/1938 color:CHP  text:"[[Abdülhalik Renda]] (acting)" 
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  from: 17/04/1993 till: 16/05/1993 color:DYP  text:"[[Hüsamettin Cindoruk]] (acting)" 
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  from: 16/05/1993 till: 16/05/2000 color:Ind  text:"[[Süleyman Demirel]]"
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  from: 16/05/2000 till: 28/08/2007 color:Ind  text:"[[Ahmet Necdet Sezer]]" 
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  from: 28/08/2007 till: 28/08/2014 color:Ind  text:"[[Abdullah Gül]]" 
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==See also==
* [[President of Turkey]]
** [[List of burial places of presidents of Turkey]]
* [[Vice President of Turkey]]
* [[Prime Minister of Turkey]]
** [[List of prime ministers of Turkey]]
* [[Çankaya Mansion]]
* [[Presidential Complex (Turkey)]]
** [[Nation's Library]]
* [[Presidential Guard Regiment (Turkey)]]
* [[Turkish presidential elections]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tccb.gov.tr/pages/past_presidents/ Past presidents], Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.

{{Presidents of Turkey}}

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[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Turkey|Presidents]]
[[Category:Lists of national presidents|Turkey]]
[[Category:Heads of state of Turkey]]

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