1950 Turkish presidential election

Election of Celâl Bayar Turkey presidential 1946 Turkish presidential election 1946 22 May 1950 1954 Turkish presidential election 1954 Mahmut Celâl Bayar.jpg Celâl Bayar Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) 387 85.43% İsmet İnönü 1964 (cropped).jpg İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party 66 14.57% President İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party Celâl Bayar Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) Indirect presidential elections were held in Turkey on 22 May 1950. This was the first time candidates from other parties than the ruling CHP were admitted. 453 out of 487 members of the Grand National Assembly participated in the elections, which were held as required by law immediately after the election of the members of the ninth parliament. Democrat Party chairman Celâl Bayar was elected president with 387 votes in the first round.Karpat Kemal H. October 1972 Political Developments in Turkey, 1950-70 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4282436 Middle Eastern Studies 8 3 349–375 10.1080/00263207208700214 4282436 143993765 subscription Then president and CHP Chairman İsmet İnönü lost the elections with 66 votes. In the same year the 1950 Turkish general election were held. Results Celâl Bayar Democrat Party 387 İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party 66 34 487 References Category:Presidential elections in Turkey President Category:May 1950 in Turkey