2018 Turkish Presidential Election
24 June 2018 · The direct-election era
Presidential elections were held in Turkey on 24 June 2018 as part of the 2018 general election, alongside parliamentary elections on the same day. They were the first presidential elections held after constitutional amendments were approved in a 2017 referendum.
Held under a state of emergency, with one major candidate campaigning from a prison cell and near-total broadcast dominance for the incumbent. Competitive, but not fair.
President before
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
President (re-elected)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Winning share
52.6%
Turnout
86.2%
The result
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Justice and Development Party | 26.330.823 | 52.59% |
| Muharrem İnce | Republican People's Party | 15.340.321 | 30.64% |
| Selahattin Demirtaş | Peoples' Democratic Party | 4.205.794 | 8.40% |
| Meral Akşener | Good Party | 3.649.030 | 7.29% |
| Temel Karamollaoğlu | Felicity Party | 443.704 | 0.89% |
| Doğu Perinçek | Patriotic Party | 98.955 | 0.20% |