| Election Name: | 1966 Turkish presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1961 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1961 Turkish presidential election |
| Election Date: | March 28th, 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Turkish presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
| Percentage1: | 72.7% |
| Image1: | Turkse chef Generale staf (Generaal Sunay),, Bestanddeelnr 916-7535 (cropped).jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 100px |
| Colour1: | d8d8d8 |
| Candidate1: | Cevdet Sunay |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Electoral Vote1: | 461 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Image2 Size: | 100px |
| Colour2: | 6F4E37 |
| Candidate2: | Alparslan Türkeş |
| Party2: | CKMP |
| Electoral Vote2: | 11 |
| Percentage2: | 1.7% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Cemal Gürsel |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| Posttitle: | President |
| After Election: | Cevdet Sunay |
| After Party: | 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]
| 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 | |||