Editing President of Turkey (section)

==Leadership roles==
===Head of state===
As [[head of state]], the president represents the Turkish government to its own people, and represents the nation to the rest of the world. Insulting the head of state is prohibited by [[Article 299 (Turkish Penal Code)|Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tecimer |first=Cem |date=20 July 2018 |title=The Curious Case of Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code: Insulting the Turkish President |url=https://verfassungsblog.de/the-curious-case-of-article-299-of-the-turkish-penal-code-insulting-the-turkish-president/ |journal=Verfassungsblog |language=de-DE |doi=10.17176/20180720-091632-0}}</ref> 

===Head of party ===
Leaders of political parties are generally expected to run as a presidential candidate for their party. However, they can also decide not to run as a candidate and contribute to the process of nominating other individuals.

From 1961 until 2017, Turkish presidents were required to sever all relations, if any, with their political party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/02/erdogan-rejoins-ruling-party-as-new-presidential-powers-take-effect|title=Erdoğan rejoins Turkey's ruling party in wake of referendum on new powers|last=Shaheen|first=Kareem|date=2017-05-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> This convention existed to ensure the president's impartiality in presiding over the Turkish constitutional system. However, the presidency's reorientation in 2017 into a chief executive office abolished this convention, given a president's assumption of office as winners of a partisan electoral contest.<ref name=":0" />

===Regional leader===
The presidents of Turkey are widely perceived as [[regional power]] due to the country's strategic importance, geopolitical influence, economic and military strength, cultural heritage, and historical ties. Their active engagement in regional diplomacy, mediation efforts, humanitarian assistance, and economic cooperation underscores Turkey's role as a key player in shaping regional dynamics and promoting stability and prosperity in the broader neighborhood.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ulgen |first1=Sinan |title=A Transformed Turkey: What is the Role for Ankara as a Regional Power? |journal=The SAIS Review of International Affairs |date=2012 |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=41–50 |jstor=27000896 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27000896 |issn=1945-4716}}</ref>