List of presidents of Turkey by age

This is a list of Presidents of Turkey by age. This table can be sorted to display Turkish Presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.

Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 1 February 2021.

Overview

The median age of accession is 63 years and 2 months, which is how old Kenan Evren was when he assumed the presidency. The youngest person to become president was the first, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, at the age of 42 years, 163 days. The oldest president to become president was Fahri Korutürk, at the age of 69 years, 246 days.

The oldest living former president is Ahmet Necdet Sezer, born 13 September 1941 (aged 79 years, 141 days). The youngest living former president is Abdullah Gül, born 29 October 1950 (aged 70 years, 95 days). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, born 26 February 1954 (aged 66 years, 341 days).

The longest-lived president was Celâl Bayar, who died at the age of 103 years, 98 days. Current oldest-living president Sezer will tie Bayar if he lives to 21 December 2044. The shortest-lived president was the first, Atatürk, who died in office at the age of 57 years, 175 days.

Presidents of Turkey

#
President
Date of birth
Date of
inauguration
Age at
inauguration
End of
term
Length of
retirement
Date of death
Lifespan
1 Ataturk, MustafaMustafa K. Atatürk 1881-05-19(1881-05-19)19 May 1881[1] 29 October 1923 (1923-10-29) 42-16342 years, 163 days 10 November 1938 (1938-11-10) 00,000N/A[2] 1938-11-10(1938-11-10)10 November 1938 20,993 days (57 years, 175 days)
2 Inonu, Ismetİsmet İnönü 1884-09-24(1884-09-24)24 September 1884 11 November 1938 (1938-11-11) 54-04854 years, 48 days 27 May 1950 (1950-05-27) 08,6188,613 days 1973-12-25(1973-12-25)25 December 1973 32,598 days (89 years, 92 days)
3 Bayar, CelalCelâl Bayar 1883-05-16(1883-05-16)16 May 1883 27 May 1950 (1950-05-27) 67-00667 years, 11 days 27 May 1960 (1960-05-27) 09,5839,583 days 1986-08-22(1986-08-22)22 August 1986 37,718 days (103 years, 98 days)
4 Gursel, CemalCemal Gürsel 1895-10-13(1895-10-13)13 October 1895 27 May 1960 (1960-05-27) 64-22764 years, 227 days 28 March 1966 (1966-03-28) 00,170170 days 1966-09-14(1966-09-14)14 September 1966 25,903 days (70 years, 336 days)
5 Sunay, CevdetCevdet Sunay 1899-02-10(1899-02-10)10 February 1899 28 March 1966 (1966-03-28) 67-04667 years, 46 days 28 March 1973 (1973-03-28) 03,3423,342 days 1982-05-22(1982-05-22)22 May 1982 30,416 days (83 years, 101 days)
6 Koruturk, FahriFahri Korutürk 1903-08-03(1903-08-03)3 August 1903 6 April 1973 (1973-04-06) 69-24669 years, 246 days 6 April 1980 (1980-04-06) 02,7452,745 days 1987-10-12(1987-10-12)12 October 1987 30,751 days (84 years, 70 days)
7 Evren, KenanKenan Evren 1917-07-17(1917-07-17)17 July 1917 12 September 1980 (1980-09-12) 63-05763 years, 57 days 9 November 1989 (1989-11-09) 011,4079,312 days 2015-05-09(2015-05-09)9 May 2015 35,725 days (97 years, 296 days)
8 Ozal, TurgutTurgut Özal 1927-10-13(1927-10-13)13 October 1927 9 November 1989 (1989-11-09) 62-02762 years, 27 days 17 April 1993 (1993-04-17) 00,000N/A[2] 1993-04-17(1993-04-17)17 April 1993 23,928 days (65 years, 186 days)
9 Demirel, SuleymanSüleyman Demirel 1924-11-01(1924-11-01)1 November 1924 16 May 1993 (1993-05-16) 68-19668 years, 196 days 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 07,5665,510 days 2015-06-17(2015-06-17)17 June 2015 33,100 days (90 years, 228 days)
10 Sezer, AhmetAhmet N. Sezer 1941-09-13(1941-09-13)13 September 1941 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 58-24658 years, 246 days 28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) 00,4,9064,906 days 2021-02-1 28,996 days (79 years, 141 days)
11 Gul, AbdullahAbdullah Gül 1950-10-29(1950-10-29)29 October 1950 28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) 56-30356 years, 303 days 28 August 2014 (2014-08-28) 00,2,3492,349 days 2021-02-1 25,663 days (70 years, 95 days)
12 Erdoğan, Recep TayyipRecep T. Erdoğan 1954-02-26(1954-02-26)26 February 1954 28 August 2014 (2014-08-28) 60-18360 years, 183 days Incumbent 00,000Incumbent 2021-02-1 24,447 days (66 years, 341 days)
# President Date of birth Date of
inauguration
Age at
inauguration
End of
term
Length of
retirement
Date of death Lifespan
  1. Atatürk's precise day of birth is not known. This is his accepted date of birth used by the Republic of Turkey.
  2. Died in office.
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