Turkish order of precedence

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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
2. The Chief of the Turkish General Staff
3. The leader of the major opposition party
4. Former Presidents of Turkey, in order of appointment
5. The President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
6. Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey
7. First President of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
8. The Chief Justice of the Turkish Council of State
9. The Chairman of Religious Affairs
10. Ministers of the Government
11. Chiefs of the Turkish Armed Forces
12. Four star Generals and Admirals
13. The President of the Turkish Higher Education Institution
14. Deputy Chairmans of the Parliament
15. Leaders of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
16. Secretary Members and Administrative Members of the Parliament
17. Leaders of the political parties that are represented in the Parliament
18. Chairmans and Deputy Chairmans of the political party groups in the Parliament
19. Deputy Chairmans of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
20. General Secretaries of the political parties that have groups in the Parliament
21. Members of the Parliament
22. The President of the Audit Court of Turkey
23. The Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey, The Chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations
24. The Chief Prosecutor of the Turkish Council of State
25. The Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
26. Chairman of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
27. Justices of the Constitutional Court of Turkey
28. First Deputy Chairmans of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
29. First Deputy Chairmans of the Turkish Council of State
30. The Deputy Chairman of the High Council of the Justice and Prosecutors
31. The Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the High Court of Appeals of Turkey
32. The President of the High Commission for Elections
33. The President of the High Council of Arbitrators
34. The General Secretary of the Office of the President
35. The General Secretary of the Parliament
36. The Undersecretary of the Office of the Prime Minister
37. The President of the State Inspection Council
38. The Governor of Ankara
39. Members of the Higher Education Council
40. Rectors of universities in Ankara
41. The Commander of the Ankara garrison
42. The Mayor of the Greater Ankara Municipality
43. Three star Generals and Admirals
44. 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
45. The Chairman of High Institute of Atatürk Culture, Language and History
46. The Chairman of the Senior Council of Radio and Television
47. The President of the Turkish Academy of Sciences
48. The Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey
49. The Chairman of the Competition Authority
50. The Chairman of the Privatization Administration of the Prime Minister's Office
51. The Chairman of the Board of Financial Markets
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 Foundations
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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