2007 Turkish Presidential Election
The Gül crisis20–28 August 2007 · Elected by the Assembly · two-round vote
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An indirect vote of the Grand National Assembly, not a popular election.
President before
Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Independent
Elected President
Abdullah Gül
AK Party
Winning share
79.9%
second round
Turnout
81.5%
The result
Abdullah Gül
Justice and Development Party · 341 votes
79.86%
second round
Sabahattin Çakmakoğlu
Nationalist Movement Party · 70 votes
16.82%
second round
Hüseyin Tayfun İçli
Democratic Left Party · 13 votes
3.32%
second round