1989 Turkish Presidential Election
Özal moves up31 October 1989 · Elected by the Assembly
The 1989 Turkish presidential election refers the election to choose the country's eighth president, to succeed Kenan Evren. The candidate of the governing Motherland Party (ANAP) was its leader and Prime Minister Turgut Özal.
An indirect vote of the Grand National Assembly, not a popular election.
President before
Kenan Evren
Military
Elected President
Turgut Özal
ANAP
Winning share
95.0%
Turnout
63.3%
The result
Turgut Özal
Motherland Party · 263 votes
94.95%
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Fethi Çelikbaş
Motherland Party · 14 votes
5.05%
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