# Cemal Gürsel

> The Turkish general who seized the presidency through a 1960 military coup and held it until illness forced him out six years later.

*4th President of the Republic of Turkey (1895–1966)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cemal-gursel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** 1895-10-13
- **Died:** 1966-09-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Cemal Gürsel was born on 13 October 1895 and rose through the ranks of the Turkish military over decades. On 27 May 1960, he led a coup d'état that toppled the civilian government and installed himself as head of state. He assumed the presidency later that year and remained in office through 1966, when declining health ended his tenure. Gürsel died on 14 September 1966, two days before his seventy-first birthday.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Turkey, #Middle East, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159161)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Cemal%20G%C3%BCrsel)
- [جمال كورسل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [جمال گورسل](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84)
- [Camal Gürsəl](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camal_G%C3%BCrs%C9%99l)
- [Джэмаль Гюрсель](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%93%D1%8E%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C)
- [Джемал Гюрсел](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%93%D1%8E%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB)
- [জেমাল গুরসেল](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [جەمال گورسیل](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%95%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Τζεμάλ Γκιουρσέλ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BB_%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CF%83%CE%AD%CE%BB)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [جمال گورسل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [ג'מאל גירסל](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%92%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%9C)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Wikiquote](https://tr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [Cemal Gürsel](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemal_G%C3%BCrsel)
- [جمال كورسل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84)

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