List of presidents 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 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

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.	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, 137 days	AK Party	25th prime minister of Turkey
12	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954)	2023	9 July 2018	Incumbent	6 years, 137 days	AK Party	25th prime minister of Turkey