List of presidents of Turkey by age

This is a list of Presidents of Turkey by age. This table can be sorted to display Turkish Presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.

Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 1 February 2021.

Overview

The median age of accession is 63 years and 2 months, which is how old Kenan Evren was when he assumed the presidency. The youngest person to become president was the first, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, at the age of 42 years, 163 days. The oldest president to become president was Fahri Korutürk, at the age of 69 years, 246 days.

The oldest living former president is Ahmet Necdet Sezer, born 13 September 1941 (aged 79 years, 141 days). The youngest living former president is Abdullah Gül, born 29 October 1950 (aged 70 years, 95 days). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, born 26 February 1954 (aged 66 years, 341 days).

The longest-lived president was Celâl Bayar, who died at the age of 103 years, 98 days. Current oldest-living president Sezer will tie Bayar if he lives to 21 December 2044. The shortest-lived president was the first, Atatürk, who died in office at the age of 57 years, 175 days.

Presidents of Turkey

#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Mustafa K. Atatürk	19 May 1881[1]	29 October 1923	42 years, 163 days	10 November 1938	N/A[2]	10 November 1938	20,993 days (57 years, 175 days)
2	İsmet İnönü	24 September 1884	11 November 1938	54 years, 48 days	27 May 1950	8,613 days	25 December 1973	32,598 days (89 years, 92 days)
3	Celâl Bayar	16 May 1883	27 May 1950	67 years, 11 days	27 May 1960	9,583 days	22 August 1986	37,718 days (103 years, 98 days)
4	Cemal Gürsel	13 October 1895	27 May 1960	64 years, 227 days	28 March 1966	170 days	14 September 1966	25,903 days (70 years, 336 days)
5	Cevdet Sunay	10 February 1899	28 March 1966	67 years, 46 days	28 March 1973	3,342 days	22 May 1982	30,416 days (83 years, 101 days)
6	Fahri Korutürk	3 August 1903	6 April 1973	69 years, 246 days	6 April 1980	2,745 days	12 October 1987	30,751 days (84 years, 70 days)
7	Kenan Evren	17 July 1917	12 September 1980	63 years, 57 days	9 November 1989	9,312 days	9 May 2015	35,725 days (97 years, 296 days)
8	Turgut Özal	13 October 1927	9 November 1989	62 years, 27 days	17 April 1993	N/A[2]	17 April 1993	23,928 days (65 years, 186 days)
9	Süleyman Demirel	1 November 1924	16 May 1993	68 years, 196 days	16 May 2000	5,510 days	17 June 2015	33,100 days (90 years, 228 days)
10	Ahmet N. Sezer	13 September 1941	16 May 2000	58 years, 246 days	28 August 2007	4,906 days		28,996 days (79 years, 141 days)
11	Abdullah Gül	29 October 1950	28 August 2007	56 years, 303 days	28 August 2014	2,349 days		25,663 days (70 years, 95 days)
12	Recep T. Erdoğan	26 February 1954	28 August 2014	60 years, 183 days	Incumbent	Incumbent		24,447 days (66 years, 341 days)
#	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan

1. Atatürk's precise day of birth is not known. This is his accepted date of birth used by the Republic of Turkey.
2. Died in office.