| Election Name: | 1961 Turkish presidential election |
| Image1: | File:Cemal Gürsel.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 100px |
| Nominee1: | Cemal Gürsel |
| After Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Cemal Gürsel |
| Before Party: | Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) |
| Before Election: | Celal Bayar |
| Percentage1: | 68% |
| Popular Vote1: | 434 |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Colour1: | DDDDDD |
| Type: | presidential |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Next Election: | 1966 Turkish presidential election |
| Previous Election: | 1957 Turkish presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Previous Year: | 1957 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Ongoing: | no |
| President | |
The 1961 Turkish presidential election was the election to elect the fourth President of Turkey. In the election held on October 26, 1961, 607 out of 638 deputies participated in the voting. The Chairman of the National Unity Committee, Cemal Gürsel, was elected to the Presidency with 434 votes in the first round.[1]
| Candidates | Political party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemal Gürsel | Independent | 434 | 68 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 173 | 32 | |||
| Total | 607 | 100 | |||
| Total MP/turnout | 638 | 95.1 | |||