2014 Turkish Presidential Election
The first direct election10 August 2014 · The direct-election era
Presidential elections were held in Turkey on 10 August 2014 in order to elect the 12th President. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected outright with an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, making a scheduled run-off for 24 August unnecessary.
President before
Abdullah Gül
AK Party
Elected President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Winning share
51.8%
Turnout
74.1%
The result
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Justice and Development Party · 21.000.143 votes
51.79%
share
Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu
Independent · 15.587.720 votes
38.44%
share
Selahattin Demirtaş
Peoples' Democratic Party · 3.958.048 votes
9.76%
share