Government > Executive branch Stats: compare key data on Greece & Turkey

Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
Election results: Election results includes the percent of vote for each candidate in the last election (if any)
Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.

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STAT	Greece	Turkey
Cabinet	Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister	Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister
Chief of state	President Karolos PAPOULIAS (since 12 March 2005)	President Abdullah GUL (since 28 August 2007)
Election results	Karolos PAPOULIAS reelected president; number of parliamentary votes, 266 out of 300	on 28 August 2007 the National Assembly elected Abdullah GUL president on the third ballot; National Assembly vote - 339
Elections	president elected by parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 February 2010 (next to be held by February 2015); president appoints leader of the party securing plurality of vote in election to become prime minister and form a government	president elected directly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of parliament
Head of government	Prime Minister Antonis SAMARAS (since 20 June 2012)	Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (since 14 March 2003)

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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