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Second-highest office in the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The vice president of Turkey, officially the vice president of the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı), is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Turkey, after the president. The vice president is also a statutory member of the Cabinet, National Security Council and Supreme Military Council.
| Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye | |
|---|---|
| Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı (Turkish) | |
| |
| Executive branch of the Turkish Government | |
| Status | Deputy head of state Deputy head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security Council Supreme Military Council Economic Coordination Council |
| Reports to | President |
| Residence | Çankaya Mansion |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Turkey |
| Formation | 9 July 2018 |
| First holder | Fuat Oktay |
| Salary | ₺260,880 annually |
Cevdet Yılmaz has been the second and current vice president of Turkey since his appointment to office on 4 June 2023.
The office of vice president was created with a referendum on constitutional amendments on 16 April 2017 and entered into force after the presidential election in 2018, when the new president took office on 9 July 2018. Following this referendum Turkey changed from a parliamentary republic to a presidential republic. Fuat Oktay was appointed as the first vice president by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The constitution of Turkey stipulates the following conditions about the vice-presidency:[1]
According to the constitutional amendments approved in the 2017 referendum, the Grand National Assembly may initiate an investigation of the president, the vice president or any member of the Cabinet upon the proposal of simple majority of its total members, and within a period less than a month, the approval of three-fifths of the total members.[2]
The investigation would be carried out by a commission of fifteen members of the Parliament, each nominated by the political parties in proportion to their representation therein. The Commission would submit its report indicating the outcome of the investigation to the Speaker within two months. If the investigation is not completed within this period, the Commission's time renewed for another month. Within ten days of its submission to the Speaker, the report would be distributed to all members of the Parliament, and ten days after its distribution, the report would be discussed on the floor.
Upon the approval of two thirds of the total number of the Parliament by secret vote, the person or persons, about whom the investigation was conducted, may be tried before the Constitutional Court. The trial would be finalized within three months, and if not, a one-time additional period of three months shall be granted. The deputies of the President who are convicted of a crime by the Supreme Criminal Tribunal for a crime that prevents them from being elected shall lose their mandate.
Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Term | Political party | Previous office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Fuat Oktay (born 1964) | 9 July 2018 | 4 June 2023 | 4 years, 329 days | AK Party | Undersecretary to Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| 2 | Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1967) | 4 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 169 days | AK Party | Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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