List of presidents of Turkey by age

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This is a list of presidents of Turkey by age. The first table charts the age of each president of Turkey at the time of presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to multiple and consecutive terms), upon leaving office, and at the time of death. Where the president is still living, their lifespan and post-presidency timespan are calculated up to September 6, 2022.

Age of presidents

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Age of presidents when assuming office

The median age at inauguration of incoming Turkish presidents is 63.5 years. The specific years and days median is 55 years and 104.5 days, which falls midway between how old Turgut Özal was in 1989 and Kenan Evren was in 1982.

The youngest person to assume the presidency was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who, at the age of 42, was the founding father of the newly formed Turkish Republic. [1] The youngest to become president by election was Fahri Korutürk, who was inaugurated at age 69. At age 63, Abdullah Gül was the youngest person to become a former president. The oldest president at the end of his tenure was Celâl Bayar at 77. [2]

Cemal Gürsel had the shortest retirement of any president, dying barely five months after leaving office at age 70 (the youngest president to die of natural causes). His presidency was ended by the Parliament in conformity with the Constitution due to a deterioration of his health. [3]

Celâl Bayar's post-presidency retirement, which lasted 26 years, is the longest in Turkish presidential history. At age 103, Celâl Bayar was also the nation's longest-lived president. He is one of three Turkish presidents (along with Süleyman Demirel and Kenan Evren) to have lived into their 90s. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Turgut Özal had no post-presidency retirement as the both died in office due to natural causes. [4] [5] The youngest living president currently is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, age 68.

No.PresidentBornAge at
start of presidency
Age at
end of presidency
Post-presidency
timespan
Lifespan
DiedAge
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk January 4, 188142 years, 298 days
Oct 29, 1923
57 years, 310 days
Nov 10, 1938
0 days [lower-alpha 1] Nov 10, 193857 years, 310 days
2 İsmet İnönü September 24, 188454 years, 48 days
Nov 11, 1938
65 years, 245 days
May 27, 1950
23 years, 212 daysDec 25, 197389 years, 92 days
3 Celâl Bayar May 16, 188367 years, 11 days
May 27, 1950
77 years, 11 days
May 27, 1960
26 years, 87 daysAug 22, 1986103 years, 98 days
4 Cemal Gürsel October 13, 189565 years, 362 days
Oct 10, 1961
70 years, 166 days
Mar 28, 1966
170 daysSep 14, 196670 years, 336 days
5 Cevdet Sunay February 10, 189967 years, 46 days
Mar 28, 1966
74 years, 46 days
Mar 28, 1973
9 years, 55 daysMay 22, 198283 years, 101 days
6 Fahri Korutürk August 3, 190369 years, 246 days
Apr 6, 1973
76 years, 247 days
Apr 6, 1980
7 years, 189 daysOct 12, 198784 years, 70 days
7 Kenan Evren July 17, 191765 years, 115 days
Nov 9, 1982
72 years, 115 days
Nov 9, 1989
25 years, 181 daysMay 9, 201597 years, 296 days
8 Turgut Özal October 13, 192762 years, 27 days
Nov 9, 1989
65 years, 186 days
Apr 17, 1993
0 days [lower-alpha 1] Apr 17, 199365 years, 186 days
9 Süleyman Demirel November 1, 192468 years, 196 days
May 16, 1993
75 years, 197 days
May 16, 2000
15 years, 32 daysJun 17, 201590 years, 228 days
10 Ahmet Necdet Sezer September 13, 194158 years, 246 days
May 16, 2000
65 years, 349 days
Aug 28, 2007
15 years, 9 days(living)80 years, 358 days
11 Abdullah Gül October 29, 195056 years, 303 days
Aug 28, 2007
63 years, 303 days
Aug 28, 2014
8 years, 9 days(living)71 years, 312 days
12 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan February 26, 195460 years, 183 days
Aug 28, 2014
(incumbent)(living)68 years, 192 days
#PresidentBornAge at
start of presidency
Age at
end of presidency
Post-presidency
timespan
DiedAge
Lifespan

Notes

  1. 1 2 Died in office

Graphical representation

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of Turkey. They are listed in order of office.

Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAbdullah GülAhmet Necdet SezerSüleyman DemirelTurgut ÖzalKenan EvrenFahri KorutürkCevdet SunayCemal GürselCelâl Bayarİsmet İnönüMustafa Kemal AtatürkList of presidents of Turkey by age

The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their presidency in blue.

List of presidents of Turkey by age

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