APresident · 1961 – 1966Independent states
Cemal Gürsel
Türkiye's fourth president (1895–1966), head of state after the 1960 coup and elected president in 1961.
Cemal Gürsel was an officer who fought at Gallipoli and in the War of Independence and became commander of the Land Forces; after the coup of 27 May 1960 he led the state as chairman of the National Unity Committee.
A new constitution was adopted in 1961 and parliament elected Gürsel president. Because of grave illness his term ended in 1966, the year he died.
Sources
Updated: October 4, 2026