User:Spanshow/Next Turkish presidential election

The Next Turkish presidential election are scheduled to take place on 7 May 2028, as part of the Next general election, alongside parliamentary elections on the same day.

Voters will elect a new president for a term of five years.

Electoral system
The President of Turkey is directly elected through the two-round system, under which a candidate must obtain a simple majority (more than 50%) of the popular vote in order to be elected. If no candidate secures an overall majority outright, then a runoff is held between the two most voted-for candidates from the first round, the winner of which is then declared elected. The first direct election to the Turkish presidency was held in 2014, after a referendum in 2007 abolished the previous system under which the head of state was elected by the legislature, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The President of Turkey is subject to term limits, and may serve at most two consecutive five-year terms.

Prospective presidential candidates must be at least 40 years old and must have completed higher education. Any political party that has won 5% of the vote in the previous parliamentary election can put forward a candidate, although parties that have not met this threshold can form alliances and field joint candidates as long as their total vote share exceeds 5%. Independents can run if they collect 100,000 signatures from the electorate.

Potential

 * Muharrem İnce,leader of the Homeland Party, candidate for president in 2023.
 * Ali Babacan, leader of the Democracy and Progress Party, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (2009-2015), 41st Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2009), Minister of State (2002-2007)
 * Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul (2019-present), Mayor of Beylikdüzü district (2014-2019)   (speculation)
 * Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 12th President of Turkey (2014–present), 25th Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014), Mayor of Istanbul (1994–1998)  (speculation)

Publicly expressed interest

 * Sinan Oğan, former member of the parliament from MHP (2011–2015), candidate for president in 2023.
 * Ahmet Davutoğlu, leader of the Future Party, 26th Prime Minister of Turkey (2014-2015), 42st Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2014)
 * Fatih Erbakan, leader of New Welfare Party