| Post: | Leader |
| Body: | the Republican People's Party |
| Native Name: | Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Genel Başkanı |
| Insignia: | CHP logo (2024, vertical red).svg |
| Incumbent: | Özgür Özel |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 November 2023 |
| Member Of: | Party Congress Central Management Board Party Convention |
| Appointer: | Party Convention |
| Termlength: | Two years, renewable |
| Formation: | 9 September 1923 |
| First: | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Deputy: | Deputy Leader |
The Leader of the Republican People's Party (tr|Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Genel Başkanı) is the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey. Özgür Özel has been the leader since 8 November 2023, succeeding Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.[1]
The CHP leader is elected by a majority vote during a convention of the CHP. According to the regulations of the CHP, the CHP leader is the head of all party organizations except disciplinary ones.[2]
| No. | Name(Born–Died) | Portrait | Term in Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk(1881–1938) | 9 September 1923 | 10 November 1938 | ||
| 2 | İsmet İnönü(1884–1973) | 26 December 1938 | 8 May 1972 | ||
| 3 | Bülent Ecevit(1925–2006) | 14 May 1972 | 30 October 1980 | ||
| Party closed down following the 12 September 1980 coup d'état | |||||
| 4 | Deniz Baykal(1938–2023) | 9 September 1992 | 18 February 1995 | ||
| 5 | Hikmet Çetin(1937–) | 18 February 1995 | 9 September 1995 | ||
| (4) | Deniz Baykal(1938–2023) | 9 September 1995 | 23 May 1999 | ||
| 6 | Altan Öymen(1932–) | 23 May 1999 | 30 September 2000 | ||
| (4) | Deniz Baykal(1938–2023) | 30 September 2000 | 10 May 2010 | ||
| 7 | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu(1948–) | 22 May 2010 | 5 November 2023 | ||
| 8 | Özgür Özel(1974–) | 5 November 2023 | Incumbent | ||