The election marked the country's transition from a parliamentary system to a presidential one, as narrowly endorsed by voters in the 2017 constitutional referendum.

That election resulted in a victory for incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had held the position since 2014.

Although there were speculations about a snap election prior to the regular one in 2023, Bahçeli ruled them out.

He also confirmed that the current coalition between AK Party and MHP will remain intact and Erdoğan will be their joint nominee for president.

[4] On 1 April, after a drawing conducted by the Supreme Electoral Council, the places of four presidential candidates on the ballot paper have been determined as follows: The table below shows the places of alliances, parties, and independent candidates in the order they will appear on the ballot paper: