Third inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after being sworn-in as the president of Turkey. | |
| Date | 3 June 2023 |
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| Location | Presidential Complex, Ankara |
| Participants | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 12th president of Turkey — Assuming office Devlet Bahçeli Speaker of the Grand National Assembly — Administering oath |
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The third inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the president of Turkey took place on Saturday, 3 June 2023, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
Background
[edit]Erdoğan won 52.2 percent of the votes in the presidential runoff on May 28 against his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the center-left Republican People's Party.[1]
Pre-inaugural events
[edit]Oath of office
[edit]Turkish President Erdoğan was welcomed with an official ceremony at the Grand National Assembly. Red carnations were thrown on his state car.[2] Interim Speaker Devlet Bahçeli handed over the certificate of election. Erdoğan took the oath of office for a new five-year presidential term at the Grand National Assembly.[3]
"I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state ... to abide by the constitution, the rule of law, democracy, the principles and reforms of Ataturk, and the principles of the secular republic," Erdogan said in a ceremony at the parliament in Ankara, which was broadcast live on television.[4]
Visit to the mausoleum of Atatürk
[edit]President Erdoğan made a visit to Anıtkabir, the final resting place of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.[5]
Inaugural events
[edit]Upon the president's arrival at the Presidential Complex, soldiers fired a 101-gun salute as he entered the presidential complex. In addition, 101-gun salutes were also fired at the army headquarters of the Air, Land and Naval Forces Commands. Erdogan's motorcade was joined by a cavalry unit.
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra, the Presidential Classical Turkish Music Choir, the Turkish Armed Forces Harmonica were present at the ceremony. The Turkish Armed Forces Mehteran Unit and the Turkish Armed Forces Historical Unit was also present at the ceremony with their local costumes.[6]
Supporters in parliament gave Erdogan a minute-long standing ovation after his swearing in, while some opposition lawmakers refused to stand up.[7]
Inaugural address
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In his inauguration speech at the presidential complex, Erdogan said that the current constitution was a product of the 1980 coup and that it needed to be replaced with "a libertarian, civil and inclusive one" that would strengthen democracy.[8]
Luncheon
[edit]The Erdoğans joined several guests for the inaugural luncheon in the Çankaya Mansion. Guests included foreign presidents as well as famous people such as Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar and football player Mesut Özil.[9]
Foreign attendance
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Erdoğan's third inauguration was attended by dozens of foreign dignitaries.[10][11]
Algeria: Chairman Salah Goudjil
Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev
Bangladesh: President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Belarus: Speaker Vladimir Andreichenko
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Chairwoman of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović[12]
Bulgaria: President Rumen Radev
Burkina Faso: Speaker Ousmane Bougouma
China: Vice Chairman Ding Zhongli
Congo: President Denis Sassou Nguesso
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Prime Minister Sama Lukonde
Cuba: Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz
Djibouti: Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Eswatini: Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini
Gabon: President Ali Bongo Ondimba
Georgia: Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili
Germany: Former President Christian Wulff and former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder[12]
Guinea: President Mamady Doumbouya
Guinea Bissau: President Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Kazakhstan: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani
Kurdistan: President Nechirvan Barzani[12]
Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov
Lebanon: Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Libya: Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Maldives: Vice President Faisal Naseem[13]
Moldova: Prime Minister Dorin Recean
Montenegro: President Jakov Milatović
Morocco: Chairman Rachid Talbi Alami
Northern Cyprus: President Ersin Tatar
North Macedonia: President Stevo Pendarovski
Oman: Chairman Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Mantheri
Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif
Palestine: Speaker Aziz Dweik
Russia: Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin
Rwanda: President Paul Kagame
Senegal: President Macky Sall
Sierra Leone: Speaker Abass Bundu
Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa
Sri Lanka: Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Sweden: Former Prime Minister Carl Bildt
Tajikistan: Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda
Togo: President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe
Turkmenistan: President Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Ukraine: Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk
United States of America: Ambassador Jeff Flake
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro
International organizations officials
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Organization of Turkic States Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev
- Organization of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha
- European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis
- Gulf Cooperation Council executive
- Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization executive.
Post-inaugural events
[edit]Following the ceremony, President Erdoğan announced the ministers of the 67th cabinet of Turkey.[14]
See also
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References
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- ^ "Turkey's Erdogan Takes Oath of Office for His Third Term". Time. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Turkish President Erdogan inaugurated after receiving his mandate - Turkiye Newspaper". Türkiye Newspaper (in Turkish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Turkey's Erdogan takes oath for new term as president". Reuters. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president, vows unity". Yahoo News. AFP. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Meclis'te yemin etti". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Erdogan sworn in as he begins third term as Turkey's president". France 24. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Erdogan vows introduction of new constitution in inauguration speech - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Türkten, Ferdi (3 June 2023). "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan "Göreve Başlama Töreni"ne katılan liderler onuruna yemek verdi". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Names to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Turkish President Erdogan - Turkiye Newspaper". Türkiye Newspaper (in Turkish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan Göreve Başladı". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Int'l dignitaries attend president's inauguration ceremony". Hürriyet Daily News. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Vice President attends the inauguration ceremony of the President of Türkiye". presidency.mv. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Michaelson, Ruth (3 June 2023). "Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces new cabinet". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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