Erdogan will be able to run for the presidency in April 2028.
03-08-2026 19:21 Turkey Politics
shantnews.am Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be able to run for a third term in the elections scheduled for April 2028. This was announced by the chief legal advisor to the Turkish leader, Mehmet Uçum:
The lawyer explained that the scheduled date for the general elections in Turkey is May 7, 2028.
«The date we proposed for the general elections, April 16, 2028, is not politically considered «early elections». The parliament must make the relevant decision between February 9 and 15, 2028», – Uçum's words were quoted by T24.
He noted that the current constitution allows Erdoğan to run for a third consecutive term if the parliament decides to «renew the elections», that is, before the end of his second presidential term. Uçum stated that legally this is referred to as an exceptional candidacy.
Erdoğan first became President of Turkey in 2014. In 2017, constitutional amendments were adopted that introduced a presidential system in the country. Erdoğan was re-elected to the highest office in the elections of 2018 and 2023.
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