1973 Turkish Presidential Election
1973 · Elected by the Assembly
The 1973 Turkish presidential election was held starting on March 13, 1973 and continuing for 15 rounds before a candidate could be selected by at least half of the votes cast. It resolved on April 6, 1973 on the 15th ballot, when 557 out of 635 deputies participated in the voting and Republican Senator Fahri Korutürk was elected President with 365 votes.
An indirect vote of the Grand National Assembly, not a popular election.
President before
Cevdet Sunay
Independent
Elected President
Fahri Korutürk
Independent
Winning share
57.5%
Turnout
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The result
Fahri Korutürk
Independent
57.50%
share
Ferruh Bozbeyli
Democratic Party
8.00%
share