2023 Turkish Presidential Election
The runoff Erdoğan survived14–28 May 2023 · The direct-election era · two-round vote
Presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 2023, alongside parliamentary elections, to elect a president for a term of five years. Dubbed the most important election of 2023, the presidential election went to a run-off for the first time in Turkish history.
Genuinely competitive — it took a runoff — but not fair: state resources and overwhelming media dominance backed the incumbent throughout.
President before
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
President (re-elected)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
AK Party
Winning share
52.2%
second round
Turnout
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The result
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Justice and Development Party | 27.133.849 | 49.52% | 27.834.589 | 52.18% |
| Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | Republican People's Party | 24.595.178 | 44.88% | 25.504.724 | 47.82% |
| Sinan Oğan | Independent | 2.831.239 | 5.17% | — | — |
| Muharrem İnce | Homeland Party | 235.783 | 0.43% | — | — |