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The president of Turkey is referred to as Cumhurbaşkanı ("Republic leader"), and previously archaically as Cumhurreisi or Reis-i Cumhur, also meaning "head of the republic/people". [8] [9] Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 12th and current president of Turkey, who has held the office since 28 August 2014.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan [b] (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.
14th president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey: 11 Abdullah Gül (born 1950) 2007: 28 August 2007: 28 August 2014 7 years AK Party: 40th minister of foreign affairs: 12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) 2014: 28 August 2014: 9 July 2018 3 years, 315 days AK Party: 25th prime minister of Turkey Presidential system (2018–present) 12 Recep ...
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
Turkey has imprisoned more than 160 journalists, [127] making it the world's biggest jailer of journalists. [128] Erdoğan meeting U.S. President Joe Biden during the 2022 Madrid summit in Madrid, Spain Erdoğan meeting President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during the 2023 Vilnius summit in Vilnius, Lithuania
The first direct election to the Turkish presidency was held in 2014, after a referendum in 2007 abolished the previous system under which the head of state was elected by the legislature chamber, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The President of Turkey is subject to term limits, and may serve at most two five-year terms. [30]
Turkey's political system is based on a separation of powers. Executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers, which is appointed and headed by the President, who serves as country's head of state and head of government. Legislative power is vested in the Grand National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the ...
The powers and responsibilities vested in the President of Turkey are primarily delineated by the Constitution of Turkey.Enacted in 1982 following a period of military rule, and heavily amended following a 2017 referendum which replaced the parliamentary system with a presidential one, the constitution sets forth the authority of the president within the framework of the Turkish Republic ...