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

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