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Türkiye

Türkiye

ConflictingSovereign state

Türkiye

Primary executive

Complete
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Originalhttps://www.president.gov.ua/photos/robocha-poyizdka-prezidenta-ukrayini-na-lvivshinu-4861 · PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website · CC BY · Original

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of Türkiye · Principal · De jure

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026

Government

Presidential Cabinet led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Jun 3, 2023 — Jun 3, 2028 · De jure

Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi

AK Parti

Governing

Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi

MHP

Coalition

Yeni Parti

YENI PARTI

Opposition

Halkların Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi

DEM Parti

Opposition

Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi

CHP

Opposition
Constitutional Court of Turkiye - Constitution of the Republic of TurkiyeDirectorate of Communications - President Erdogan takes oath at the Grand National AssemblyGrand National Assembly of Turkiye - Current distribution of seatsSupreme Election Council - Final result of the second round of the 2023 presidential election

Next election

Date not scheduled

Next Turkish presidential and parliamentary election

Date not scheduled · General election

Electoral system
Presidential and parliamentary elections are held together every five years; the presidency uses a two-round absolute-majority system and Parliament proportional representation.
Constitutional Court of Turkiye - Constitution of the Republic of Turkiye

Current policy issues

  1. 1Disinflation and macroeconomic stabilityPresidency of Strategy and Budget - 2026 Presidential Annual Programme, Presidency of Strategy and Budget - Medium-Term Programme 2026-2028
  2. 2Green and digital transformation and productivityPresidency of Strategy and Budget - 2026 Presidential Annual Programme, Presidency of Strategy and Budget - Medium-Term Programme 2026-2028
  3. 3Earthquake reconstruction and disaster resiliencePresidency of Strategy and Budget - 2026 Presidential Annual Programme
  4. 4Employment and human capitalPresidency of Strategy and Budget - 2026 Presidential Annual Programme, Presidency of Strategy and Budget - Medium-Term Programme 2026-2028

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
224
Active in source
100
Historical in source
0
parties shown
100
More parties (88)
Founded
Aug 14, 2001
Ideology
Conservative, euroscepticism, right-wing populism, economic nationalism, neo-Ottomanism, economic liberalism, national conservatism, social conservatism, centralism, Conservative democracy, Erdoğanism, conservatism in Turkey, Traditionalist School
Party leadership
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Fatih Şahin
ActiveWikidataOpen profile

Elections

Partial

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2023-05-14

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 14, 2023

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2018-06-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 24, 2018

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2015-11-01

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 1, 2015

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2015-06-07

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 7, 2015

Completed

2011 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 12, 2011

Completed

2007 Turkish presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Aug 28, 2007

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2007-07-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 22, 2007

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 2002-11-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 3, 2002

Completed

1999 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 18, 1999

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 1995-12-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 24, 1995

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 1991-10-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 20, 1991

Completed

Turkey — Parliamentary election — 1987-10-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 29, 1987

Completed

1983 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 6, 1983

Completed

1977 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jun 5, 1977

Completed

1965 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 10, 1965

Completed

1957 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 27, 1957

Completed

1954 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 2, 1954

Completed

1950 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 14, 1950

Completed

1946 Turkish general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Jul 21, 1946

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

10

  1. 1Constitutional Court of Turkiye - Constitution of the Republic of Turkiyecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Directorate of Communications - President Erdogan takes oath at the Grand National Assemblycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Grand National Assembly of Turkiye - Current distribution of seatscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Supreme Election Council - Final result of the second round of the 2023 presidential electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Presidency of Strategy and Budget - 2026 Presidential Annual Programmecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Presidency of Strategy and Budget - Medium-Term Programme 2026-2028citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Inter-American Development Bank Database of Political Institutions 2023CC-BY-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  8. 8WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  9. 9Wikimedia CommonsCC0 · Aug 9, 2026
  10. 10Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Asia

Israel. Primary executive: Benjamin Netanyahu. Head of state: Isaac Herzog. PartialLebanon. Primary executive: Nawaf Salam. Head of state: Joseph Aoun. PartialPalestinian Territories. Primary executive: —. Head of state: Mahmoud Abbas. PartialJordan. Primary executive: Abdullah II of Jordan. PartialUnited Arab Emirates. Primary executive: Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. PartialQatar. Primary executive: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. PartialKuwait. Primary executive: Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. PartialIraq. Primary executive: Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi. Head of state: Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi. PartialOman. Primary executive: Haitham bin Tarik. ConflictingSyria. Primary executive: Ahmed al-Sharaa. PartialArmenia. Primary executive: Nikol Pashinyan. Head of state: Vahagn Khachatryan. PartialTürkiye. Primary executive: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ConflictingAzerbaijan. Primary executive: Ilham Aliyev. PartialGeorgia. Primary executive: Irakli Kobakhidze. Head of state: Mikheil Kavelashvili. PartialYemen. Primary executive: Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi. PartialSaudi Arabia. Primary executive: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. ConflictingCyprus. Primary executive: Nicos Christodoulides. Conflicting
TürkiyePrimary executive: Recep Tayyip ErdoğanConflicting
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