title: 1946 Turkish presidential election
text: # 1946 Turkish presidential election
  
  The 1946 Turkish presidential election is the presidential election held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 5 August 1946. For the first time, the elections were competed by more than one candidate and the current President İsmet İnönü won again in the first round with 388 votes.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | İsmet İnönü | Republican People's Party | 388 | 86.41 |
  | | Fevzi Çakmak | Democrat Party | 59 | 13.14 |
  | | Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk | Democrat Party | 2 | 0.45 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 449 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 449 | 96.56 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 16 | 3.44 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 465 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 465 | 100.00 |
  