Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
Seal of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent Numan Kurtulmuş since 7 June 2023
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Term length	Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Formation	23 April 1920; 105 years ago (1920-04-23)
Deputy	Deputy Speakers

The speaker's chair in parliament

This article is about the Speakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The Grand National Assembly is like the parliament of Turkey. It is where elected representatives meet to make laws for the country.

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey was first created on April 23, 1920. Its name, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, has mostly stayed the same. For a short time between 1960 and 1980, there was also a Senate alongside the National Assembly.

The Speaker is a very important person in the parliament. They lead the meetings, make sure everyone follows the rules, and represent the parliament. Think of them as the referee and leader of the big discussions where laws are made.

Who Has Been Speaker?

This list shows all the people who have been the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It includes their names, when they served, and their political party.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Time in Office			Political Party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Started	Ended	How Long	Political Party
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, 8 days	Justice and Development Party

Temporary Speakers of the Parliament

When the Grand National Assembly starts a new session, the oldest member of parliament acts as the temporary Speaker. They do this until a new Speaker is officially chosen. This ensures that the parliament always has someone leading its first meetings.

Session	Name	Political Party
1st	Merif 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

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly facts for kids

Who Has Been Speaker?

Temporary Speakers of the Parliament

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