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 the Ottoman Dynasty.

Presidents of the Republic of Turkey (1923-Present)

#	Name	Picture	Born - Died	Took Office	Left Office	Background
1	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk^[1]	File:MustafaKemalAtaturk.jpg	1881 - 1938	29 October 1923	10 November 1938 (Died in office)	Republican People's Party^[2]
2	Mustafa İsmet İnönü^[3]	File:Portrait of Ismet Inonu.jpg	1884 - 1973	11 November 1938	22 May 1950	Republican People's Party
3	Mahmut Celal Bayar	File:Celal bayar.jpg	1883 - 1986	22 May 1950	27 May 1960 (Deposed)	Democratic Party
4	Cemal Gürsel	File:ArmyCommander.jpg	1895 - 1966	10 October 1961	28 March 1966	Military
5	Cevdet Sunay	File:CevdetSunay.jpg	1900 - 1982	28 March 1966	28 March 1973	Military
6	Fahri Korutürk	File:Fahri Koruturk 01.jpg	1903 - 1987	6 April 1973	6 April 1980	Senate ^[4]
7	Kenan Evren	File:Evren.jpg	1917 -	9 November 1982	9 November 1989	Military
8	Turgut Özal	File:Turgut Özal cropped.jpg	1927 - 1993	9 November 1989	17 April 1993 (Died in office)	Motherland Party
9	Süleyman Demirel	File:Suleyman Demirel 1998.jpg	1924 -	16 May 1993	16 May 2000	True Path Party
10	Ahmet Necdet Sezer	File:Ahmet Necdet Sezer.jpg	1941 -	16 May 2000	28 August 2007	Judiciary
11	Abdullah Gül	File:Abdullah Gül.jpg	1950 -	28 August 2007	Present	Justice and Development Party

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) Parliament speaker. Served as acting president ahead of Fahri Korutürk's election.
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (6 April 1980 - 12 September 1980) Parliament speaker. 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) Parliament speaker. Served as acting president following Turgut Özal's death.

^ Served four terms. Elected unanimously by parliament in 1923, 1927, 1931 and 1935.
^ Up to 1924 the name of the party was People's Party
^ Served four terms. Elected by parliament in 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1946.
^ Korutürk retired from Turkish Navy in 1960 and became a senator in 1968.