1938 Turkish Presidential Election
İnönü succeeds Atatürk11 November 1938 · The single-party presidencies
The 1938 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 11 November 1938. The election was held one day after the death of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 10 November 1938. 348 MPs participated in the elections.
An uncontested vote of the single-party Grand National Assembly — one party, one candidate. Recorded here as a ritual of the founding regime, not a contest.
President before
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
CHP
Elected President
İsmet İnönü
CHP
Winning share
100.0%
Turnout
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The result
| İsmet İnönü | Republican People's Party | 348 | 100.00% |