1961 Turkish presidential election

Election of Cemal Gürsel 1961 Turkish presidential election File:Cemal Gürsel (1960) (cropped).jpg 100px Cemal Gürsel Independent Cemal Gürsel Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) Celâl Bayar 68% 434 Independent DDDDDD presidential no 1966 Turkish presidential election 1957 Turkish presidential election 1966 1957 Turkey 1961 10 26 no President The 1961 Turkish presidential election was the election to elect the fourth President of Turkey. In the election held on October 26, 1961, 607 out of 638 deputies participated in the voting. The Chairman of the National Unity Committee, Cemal Gürsel, was elected to the Presidency with 434 votes in the first round.T. B. M. M. Tutanak Dergisi - 26 . 10 . 1961 Perşembe https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/t01/c001/tbmm01001002.pdf tbmm.gov.tr https://web.archive.org/web/20120523145835/http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/tutanaklar/TUTANAK/TBMM/t01/c001/tbmm01001002.pdf 2012-05-23 live Election CandidatesPolitical partyVotes%Cemal GürselIndependent43468Invalid/blank votes17332Total607100Total MP/turnout63895.1 See also Ali Fuat Başgil References Category:Elections in Turkey Category:Single-candidate elections