1954 Turkish Presidential Election
14 May 1954 · Elected by the Assembly
Indirect presidential elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1954. 513 out of 541 members of the Grand National Assembly participated in the elections, which were held as required by law immediately after the election of the members of the tenth parliament. Incumbent president Celâl Bayar was re-elected to the presidency with 486 votes in the first round.
An indirect vote of the Grand National Assembly, not a popular election.
President before
Celâl Bayar
DP
President (re-elected)
Celâl Bayar
DP
Winning share
94.7%
Turnout
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The result
Celâl Bayar
Democrat Party · 486 votes
94.74%
share
İsmet İnönü
Republican People's Party · 27 votes
5.26%
share