The 1980 Turkish presidential election refers to the unsuccessful elections to choose the country's seventh president, to succeed Fahri Korutürk.
The election agenda began as incumbent president Fahri Korutürk's 7-year term was to finish, in April 1980.
According to the 1961 constitution, the winning candidate needed two thirds of the votes of the total members of parliament.
Faik Türün was the Justice Party's (AP) candidate and Muhsin Batur was Republican People's Party's candidate; both were retired army generals.
During the five and a half months of elections İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, an AP member, was acting president.