Speaker of the Grand National Assembly

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of The Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı
Seal of the Grand National Assembly
since 7 June 2023
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
StyleThe Right Honourable
AppointerGrand National Assembly of Turkey
Term lengthThree years, renewable
Inaugural holderMustafa Kemal Atatürk
Formation23 April 1920 (1920-04-23)
DeputyDeputy Speakers
Websitewww.tbmm.gov.tr
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Elections
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The speaker's chair in parliament

This article lists the speakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The name of the parliament of Turkey, originally and currently the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) since its establishment on 23 April 1920, has for short periods been changed.

A Senate also existed besides the National Assembly between 1960 and 1980.

List of speakers

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Grand National Assembly
1 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938) 		24 April 1920 29 October 1923 3 years, 188 days Independent
2 Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943) 		1 November 1923 22 November 1924 1 year, 21 days Republican People's Party
3 Kâzım Özalp
(1882–1968) 		26 November 1924 1 March 1935 10 years, 95 days Republican People's Party
4 Abdülhalik Renda
(1881–1957) 		1 March 1935 5 August 1946 11 years, 157 days Republican People's Party
5 Kâzım Karabekir
(1882–1948) 		5 August 1946 26 January 1948 1 year, 174 days Republican People's Party
6 Ali Fuat Cebesoy
(1882–1968) 		30 January 1948 1 November 1948 276 days Republican People's Party
7 Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953) 		1 November 1948 22 May 1950 1 year, 202 days Republican People's Party
8 Refik Koraltan
(1889–1974) 		22 May 1950 27 May 1960 10 years, 5 days Democrat Party
Constituent Assembly
– Kâzım Orbay
(1886–1964) 		9 January 1961 26 October 1961 290 days Independent
National Assembly
9 Fuat Sirmen
(1899–1981) 		1 November 1961 10 October 1965 3 years, 343 days Republican People's Party
10 Ferruh Bozbeyli
(1927–2019) 		22 October 1965 1 November 1970 5 years, 10 days Justice Party
11 Sabit Osman Avcı
(1921–2009) 		26 November 1970 14 October 1973 2 years, 322 days Justice Party
12 Kemal Güven
(1921–2013) 		18 December 1973 5 June 1977 3 years, 169 days Republican People's Party
13 Cahit Karakaş
(born 1928) 		17 November 1977 12 September 1980 2 years, 300 days Republican People's Party
Consultative Assembly
– Sadi Irmak
(1904–1990) 		27 October 1981 4 December 1983 2 years, 38 days Independent
Grand National Assembly
14 Necmettin Karaduman
(1927–2017) 		4 December 1983 29 November 1987 3 years, 360 days Motherland Party
15 Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021) 		24 December 1987 9 November 1989 1 year, 320 days Motherland Party
16 Kaya Erdem
(born 1928) 		21 November 1989 20 October 1991 1 year, 333 days Motherland Party
17 Hüsamettin Cindoruk
(born 1933) 		16 November 1991 1 October 1995 3 years, 319 days True Path Party
18 İsmet Sezgin
(1928–2016) 		18 October 1995 24 December 1995 67 days True Path Party
19 Mustafa Kalemli
(born 1943) 		25 January 1996 30 September 1997 1 year, 248 days Motherland Party
20 Hikmet Çetin
(born 1937) 		16 October 1997 18 April 1999 1 year, 184 days Republican People's Party
(15) Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021) 		20 May 1999 30 September 2000 1 year, 133 days Motherland Party
21 Ömer İzgi
(born 1940) 		18 October 2000 3 November 2002 2 years, 16 days Nationalist Movement Party
22 Bülent Arınç
(born 1948) 		19 November 2002 9 August 2007 4 years, 263 days Justice and Development Party
23 Köksal Toptan
(born 1943) 		9 August 2007 9 August 2009 2 years Justice and Development Party
24 Mehmet Ali Şahin
(born 1950) 		9 August 2009 4 July 2011 1 year, 329 days Justice and Development Party
25 Cemil Çiçek
(born 1946) 		4 July 2011 7 June 2015 3 years, 338 days Justice and Development Party
26 İsmet Yılmaz
(born 1961) 		1 July 2015 1 November 2015 123 days Justice and Development Party
27 İsmail Kahraman
(born 1940) 		22 November 2015 9 July 2018 2 years, 229 days Justice and Development Party
28 Binali Yıldırım
(born 1955) 		12 July 2018 18 February 2019 221 days Justice and Development Party
29 Mustafa Şentop
(born 1968) 		24 February 2019 2 June 2023 4 years, 98 days Justice and Development Party
30 Numan Kurtulmuş
(born 1959) 		7 June 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 71 days Justice and Development Party

Temporary speakers

When a new session of the Grand National Assembly meets, the oldest parliament member temporarily acts as the speaker until a new speaker is elected.

Session Portrait Name Political party
1st Mehmet Şerif Avcıoğlu Independent
2nd Abdurrahman Şeref Republican People's Party
3rd Hasan Saka Republican People's Party
4th Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan Republican People's Party
5th Necip Asım Yazıksız Republican People's Party
6th Besim Ömer Akalın Republican People's Party
7th Suphi Artel Republican People's Party
8th Ali Münif Yeğenağa Republican People's Party
9th Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın Republican People's Party
10th & 11th Ali Fuat Cebesoy Democrat Party
12th Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu Republican People's Party
13th Orhan Seyfi Orhon Justice Party
14th İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party
15th & 16th Kinyas Kartal Justice Party
17th Fahrettin Özdilek Populist Party
18th Kamil Tuğrul Coşkunoğlu Motherland Party
19th Ali Rıza Septioğlu True Path Party
20th Süleyman Arif Emre Welfare Party
21st Ali Rıza Septioğlu True Path Party
22nd & 23rd Şükrü Elekdağ Republican People's Party
24th Oktay Ekşi Republican People's Party
25th & 26th Deniz Baykal Republican People's Party
27th Durmuş Yılmaz Good Party
27th Celal Adan Nationalist Movement Party
28th Devlet Bahçeli Nationalist Movement Party

See also

References

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