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Turkey
Asia•2 Listed Leaders
Last Updated: 7/16/2026
Government Overview
A transcontinental republic straddling Europe and Asia, with an executive presidential system since 2018.
Political & Constitutional Structure
Presidential republic
Current Heads of State & Government
R
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
President
Assumed Office: 8/28/2014
G
Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu
Chief of the General Staff
Assumed Office: 1/1/2025