6 April 1973 – 6 April 1980

Fahri Korutürk was born in Istanbul in 1903. After completing his studies in the Royal School of Naval Sciences, he graduated from the Naval School in 1923. He served as a teacher in different naval institutions for several years, and later as Military Attaché in Berlin and Rome in 1935 and 1936 respectively and in Stockholm and Berlin in 1942-43. Korutürk also took part in the Straits Conference held in Montreux in 1936 as a military expert.

He served as Commander of the Naval War Academy during 1945-46 and then as Fleet Commander up to his promotion to Vice-Admiralship in 1953. Following his service as Naval Commander of the Marmara and the Straits region in charge of the naval defense of the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, together with  the Sea of Marmara, during the years of 1956 and 1957, he was promoted to admiralship in 1957 and was later appointed to the post of Commander of Naval Forces.

Upon his retirement after 1960, he joined  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed Ambassador to Moscow and Madrid.

Fahri Korutürk was appointed as a Senator  on June 10, 1968. He was elected as the President of the Republic of Turkey on April 6, 1973 and concluded his post in 1980. He died on October 12, 1987.