Turkey

1299–

81 recorded officeholder spells across 7 offices, led today by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Pres., since 2014-08-28).

How they got the job: the 2023 election → · full election history →

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Sultan

Name	From	To
Mehmed VI	1918	1922
Mehmed V	1909	1918
Abdul Hamid II	1876	1909
Murad V	1876	1876
Abdulaziz	1861	1876
Abdulmejid I	1839	1861
Mahmud II	1808	1839
Mustafa IV	1807	1808
Selim III	1789	1807
Abdul Hamid I	1774	1789
Mustafa III	1757	1774
Osman III	1754	1757
Mahmud I	1730	1754
Ahmed III	1703	1730
Mustafa II	1695	1703
Ahmed II	1691	1695
Suleiman II	1687	1691
Mehmed IV	1648	1687
Ibrahim	1640	1648
Murad IV	1623	1640
Mustafa I	1622	1623
Osman II	1618	1622
Mustafa I	1617	1618
Ahmed I	1603	1617
Mehmed III	1595	1603
Murad III	1574	1595
Selim II	1566	1574
Suleiman I	1520	1566
Selim I	1512	1520
Bayezid II	1481	1512
Mehmed II	1451	1481
Murad II	1446	1451
Mehmed II	1444	1446
Murad II	1421	1444
Mehmed I	1413	1421
Bayezid I	1389	1402
Murad I	1362	1389
Orhan	1323	1362
Osman I	1299	1323

President

Name	From	To
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	2014	present
Abdullah Gül	2007	2014
Ahmet Necdet Sezer	2000	2007
Süleyman Demirel	1993	2000
Turgut Özal	1989	1993
Kenan Evren	1982	1989
Fahri Korutürk	1973	1980
Cevdet Sunay	1966	1973
Cemal Gürsel	1960	1966
Celal Bayar	1950	1960
İsmet İnönü	1938	1950
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1923	1938

Prime Minister

Name	From	To
Binali Yıldırım	2016	2018
Ahmet Davutoğlu	2014	2016
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	2003	2014
Abdullah Gül	2002	2003
Bülent Ecevit	1999	2002
Mesut Yılmaz	1997	1999
Necmettin Erbakan	1996	1997
Mesut Yılmaz	1996	1996
Tansu Çiller	1993	1996
Süleyman Demirel	1991	1993
Mesut Yılmaz	1991	1991
Yıldırım Akbulut	1989	1991
Turgut Özal	1983	1989
Süleyman Demirel	1979	1980
Bülent Ecevit	1978	1979
Süleyman Demirel	1977	1978
Bülent Ecevit	1977	1977
Süleyman Demirel	1975	1977
Sadi Irmak	1974	1975
Bülent Ecevit	1974	1974
Naim Talu	1973	1974
Ferit Melen	1972	1973
Nihat Erim	1971	1972
Süleyman Demirel	1965	1971
İsmet İnönü	1961	1965
Adnan Menderes	1950	1960

Prime Minister (Military Junta)

Name	From	To
Cemal Gürsel	1960	1961

Prime Minister (Caretaker)

Name	From	To
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü	1965	1965

President (Military Junta)

Name	From	To
Kenan Evren	1980	1989

Prime Minister (Military era)

Name	From	To
Bülent Ulusu	1980	1983