1946 Turkish presidential election explained

Country:Turkey
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1943 Turkish presidential election
Previous Year:1943
Election Date:5 August 1946
Next Election:1950 Turkish presidential election
Next Year:1950
1Blank:MP votes
2Blank:Percentage
Image1:Inonu Ismet.jpg
Nominee1:İsmet İnönü
Party1:Republican People's Party
1Data1:388
2Data1:86.4%
Nominee2:Fevzi Çakmak
Party2:Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)
1Data2:59
2Data2:13.1%
Image3:Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk.jpg
Nominee3:Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk
Party3:Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961)
1Data3:2
2Data3:0.4%
President
Before Election:İsmet İnönü
Before Party:Republican People's Party
After Election:İsmet İnönü
After Party:Republican People's Party

The 1946 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 5 August 1946.[1] For the first time, the elections were competed by more than one candidate and the current President İsmet İnönü won again in the first round with 388 votes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Gülen . Ahmet . 2015 . Türkiye'de Demokratikleşme Süreci'nin İlk Yansımaları: 1946 Genel Seçimleri ve Cumhurbaşkanlığı Seçimi . Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi . 15 . 30 . 221–249 . 1300-0756.
  2. Web site: 1923'ten günümüze Cumhurbaşkanı seçimleri . 2023-03-22 . www.aa.com.tr.