Turkish order of precedence

The following is the list of Turkish order of precedence approved by the President of Turkey and administered by the Directorate of Protocols of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, incorporating the latest corrections on 8 May 2008.^[1] This is a hierarchy of officials in the Turkish Republic used to direct protocol for domestic ceremonies, hence it does not involve any foreign dignitaries. It also does not contain the President of Turkey, since he is the head of the state and assumed to be at the top of the list naturally.

1. The Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
2. The Prime Minister of Turkey
3. The Chief of the Turkish General Staff
4. The leader of the major opposition party
5. Former Presidents of Turkey, in order of appointment
6. The President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
7. Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey
8. First President of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
9. The Chief Justice of the Turkish Council of State
10. The Chairman of Religious Affairs
11. Ministers of the Government
12. Chiefs of the Turkish Armed Forces
13. Four star Generals and Admirals
14. The President of the Turkish Higher Education Institution
15. Deputy Chairmans of the Parliament
16. Leaders of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
17. Secretary Members and Administrative Members of the Parliament
18. Leaders of the political parties that are represented in the Parliament
19. Chairmans and Deputy Chairmans of the political party groups in the Parliament
20. Deputy Chairmans of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
21. General Secretaries of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
22. Members of the Parliament
23. The President of the Audit Court of Turkey
24. The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey, The Chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations
25. The Chief Prosecutor of the Turkish Council of State
26. The Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
27. Chairman of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
28. Justices of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
29. First Deputy Chairmans of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
30. First Deputy Chairmans of the Turkish Council of State
31. The Deputy Chairman of the High Council of the Justice and Prosecutors
32. The Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
33. The President of the High Commission for Elections
34. The President of the High Council of Arbitrators
35. The General Secretary of the Office of the President
36. The General Secretary of the Parliament
37. The Undersecretary of the Office of the Prime Minister
38. The President of the State Inspection Council
39. The Governor of Ankara
40. Members of the Higher Education Council
41. Rectors of universities in Ankara
42. The Commander of the Ankara garrison
43. The Mayor of the Greater Ankara Municipality
44. Three star Generals and Admirals
45. The General Secretary of the National Security Council, The Undersecretaries of Ministries, The General Secretary of the EU Affairs, Undersecretaries under the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministries, The Director General of Internal Security
46. The Chairman of High Institute of Atatürk Culture, Language and History
47. The Chairman of the Senior Council of Radio and Television
48. The President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences
49. The Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey
50. The Chairman of the Competition Authority
51. The Chairman of the Privatization Administration of the Prime Minister's Office
52. The Chairman of the Board of Financial Markets
53. Deputy General Secretaries of the Presidency
54. Deputy General Secretaries of the Parliament
55. The Chairman of the High Inspection Council
56. Two star Generals and Admirals
57. Deputy Undersecretaries of the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministries
58. Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
59. Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the Turkish Council of State
60. Chairmans and Members of the Chambers of the Audit Court of Turkey
61. The Chairman of the State Personnel Authority
62. The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority
63. The Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
64. Deputy Rectors of the universities in Ankara
65. Members of the High Commission for Elections
66. Turkish Ambassadors on duty in Ankara
67. Governors on duty in Ankara
68. Members of the State Inspection Council
69. One star Generals and Admirals
70. Members of the High Inspection Council
71. The General Secretary of the Higher Education Council
72. The Chairman of the Turkish Statistical Institute
73. The Director General of Press and Information
74. The Director General of Anatolian Agency
75. The Director General of Turkish Radio Television Corporation
76. The Director General of the State Meteorological Affairs
77. The Director General of Foundations
78. The Director General of Land Deeds and Cadastral Surveys
79. The Director General of the Institute of Public Administration in Turkey and the Middle East
80. Directors General of the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministries
81. Deans and Deputy Deans of the faculties in Ankara
82. Chairmen of Professional Associations in Ankara that are considered as public authorities
83. Chairmen of Civil and Military Associations

References

1. Başkent Protokolü Öndegelim Listesi (in Turkish), Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanlığı, 2008-05-08, retrieved 2009-07-30