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 votes
52.18%
second round
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Republican People's Party · 24.595.178 votes
47.82%
second round
Sinan Oğan
Independent · 2.831.239 votes
5.17%
first round
Muharrem İnce
Homeland Party · 235.783 votes
0.43%
first round