Control of corruption during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the control of corruption changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKP Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 14 Mar 2003 – 28 Aug 2014 | +4.5 points 2002 → 2014 | +0.4 points/yr | |
| 2 | AKP Binali Yıldırım | 24 May 2016 – 9 Jul 2018 | −2.0 points 2015 → 2018 | −0.7 points/yr | |
| 3 | AKP Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 9 Jul 2018 – now | −5.9 points 2018 → 2025 | −0.8 points/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_CC.SC): perceptions of public power used for private gain, petty and grand, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Turkey data · as of Sep 2026.