1966 Turkish presidential election

1966 Turkish presidential election
← 1961 March 28th, 1966 1973 →
 
Candidate Cevdet Sunay Alparslan Türkeş
Party Independent CKMP
Electoral vote 461 11
Percentage 72.7% 1.7%
President before election

Cemal Gürsel
Independent

President

Cevdet Sunay
Independent

The 1966 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on March 28, 1966. 532 out of 634 deputies participated in the elections held after the 4th President Cemal Gürsel, was dismissed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey due to his health problems. Cevdet Sunay, Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, was elected to the presidency with 461 votes in the first round.[1]

Election

Candidates Political party Votes %
Cevdet Sunay Independent 461 72.7
Alparslan Türkeş CKMP 11 1.7
Invalid/blank votes 71 17.3
Total 532 100
Total MP/turnout 634 83.9

References

  1. ^ "T.B.M.M. Tutanak Dergisi" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2021.