Countries / Europe
TUR
Elections in Turkey
presidential system
Next election
Next Turkish presidential election - 1 January 2028
RT
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan live
Head of state & government - Justice and Development Party
In office since
28 August 2014
Party
Justice and Development Party
Region
Europe
Next election
Next Turkish presidential election
1 January 2028
Government
presidential system
Capital
Ankara
Population
85 372 377
Country facts
Legislature
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Established
1923
Currency
Turkish lira
Official language
Turkish
Capital
Ankara
Region
Europe
Area
783,562 km2
Election history
14 May 2023parliamentary
Turkish parliamentary elections
turnout 86.3%
24 June 2018presidential
Turkish presidential election
won: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
10 August 2014presidential
Turkish presidential election
won: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2018 - Binali Yıldırım Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım
contested - attempted coup (2016-07-15)
2014 - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu
peaceful - no coup recorded
2003 - Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
peaceful - no coup recorded
2002 - Bülent Ecevit Abdullah Gül
peaceful - no coup recorded
1999 - Mesut Yılmaz Bülent Ecevit
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.