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1966 Turkish Presidential Election

March 28th, 1966 · Elected by the Assembly

The 1966 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on March 28, 1966. 532 out of 634 deputies participated in the elections held after the 4th President Cemal Gürsel, was dismissed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey due to his health problems.

An indirect vote of the Grand National Assembly, not a popular election.

President before

Cemal Gürsel

Independent

Elected President

Cevdet Sunay

Independent

Winning share

72.7%

Turnout

The result

Cevdet SunayIndependent72.70%
Alparslan TürkeşCKMP1.70%