President of Turkey - Qualifications

Qualifications

In order to become the President of Turkey, the candidate must have completed higher education, be at least forty years of age and be a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly or a Turkish citizen eligible to be a deputy.

The president-elect has to sever his relations, if any, with his political party, and his status as a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly must cease.

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