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
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The result
| Cevdet Sunay | Independent | — | 72.70% |
| Alparslan Türkeş | CKMP | — | 1.70% |