The president is selected for a term of office of 5 years, and may be re-elected only once, for a second term.The term of office of the incumbent president continues until the president-elect takes office.On assuming office, the president takes the following oath before the parliament:"In my capacity as President of the Republic, I swear upon my honor and repute before the great Turkic nation and before history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state, the indivisible integrity of country and nation, and the sovereignty of the nation without restriction or stipulation; to abide by the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, the principles and reforms of Atatürk, and the principle of a secular republic; not to deviate from the ideal of all enjoying human rights and basic f