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Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
TBMM.svg
Seal of the Grand National Assembly
Numan Kurtulmuş at Diyarbakır, 2021 (cropped).jpg
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; 104 years ago (1920-04-23)
Deputy Deputy Speakers
Speaker's chair
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 Müşir Gazi Mustafa Kemal Paşa, Balıkesir, 1923.png Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881–1938)
24 April 1920 29 October 1923 3 years, 188 days Independent
2 Ali Fethi Okyar.jpg Fethi Okyar
(1880–1943)
1 November 1923 22 November 1924 1 year, 21 days Republican People's Party
3 Özalp.jpg Kâzım Özalp
(1882–1968)
26 November 1924 1 March 1935 10 years, 95 days Republican People's Party
4 TBMM Başkanı Abdülhalik Renda.jpg Abdülhalik Renda
(1881–1957)
1 March 1935 5 August 1946 11 years, 157 days Republican People's Party
5 Musa Kâzım Karabekir.jpg Kâzım Karabekir
(1882–1948)
5 August 1946 26 January 1948 1 year, 174 days Republican People's Party
6 Ali Fuat Cebesoy.jpg Ali Fuat Cebesoy
(1882–1968)
30 January 1948 1 November 1948 276 days Republican People's Party
7 Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu.jpg Şükrü Saracoğlu
(1887–1953)
1 November 1948 22 May 1950 1 year, 202 days Republican People's Party
8 Refik Koraltan.jpg Refik Koraltan
(1889–1974)
22 May 1950 27 May 1960 10 years, 5 days Democrat Party
Constituent Assembly
Mehmet Kazim Orbay.jpg Kâzım Orbay
(1886–1964)
9 January 1961 26 October 1961 290 days Independent
National Assembly
9 Fuat Sirmen.jpg Fuat Sirmen
(1899–1981)
1 November 1961 10 October 1965 3 years, 343 days Republican People's Party
10 No image.png Ferruh Bozbeyli
(1927–2019)
22 October 1965 1 November 1970 5 years, 10 days Justice Party
11 No image.png Sabit Osman Avcı
(1921–2009)
26 November 1970 14 October 1973 2 years, 322 days Justice Party
12 No image.png Kemal Güven
(1921–2013)
18 December 1973 5 June 1977 3 years, 169 days Republican People's Party
13 Cahit Karakaş (cropped).jpg Cahit Karakaş
(born 1928)
17 November 1977 12 September 1980 2 years, 300 days Republican People's Party
Consultative Assembly
No image.png Sadi Irmak
(1904–1990)
27 October 1981 4 December 1983 2 years, 38 days Independent
Grand National Assembly
14 No image.png Necmettin Karaduman
(1927–2017)
4 December 1983 29 November 1987 3 years, 360 days Motherland Party
15 Yildirim Akbulut (1988).jpg Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021)
24 December 1987 9 November 1989 1 year, 320 days Motherland Party
16 No image.png Kaya Erdem
(born 1928)
21 November 1989 20 October 1991 1 year, 333 days Motherland Party
17 No image.png Hüsamettin Cindoruk
(born 1933)
16 November 1991 1 October 1995 3 years, 319 days True Path Party
18 İsmet Sezgin (cropped).jpg İsmet Sezgin
(1928–2016)
18 October 1995 24 December 1995 67 days True Path Party
19 No image.png Mustafa Kalemli
(born 1943)
25 January 1996 30 September 1997 1 year, 248 days Motherland Party
20 Hikmet Çetin.jpg Hikmet Çetin
(born 1937)
16 October 1997 18 April 1999 1 year, 184 days Republican People's Party
(15) Yildirim Akbulut (1988).jpg Yıldırım Akbulut
(1935–2021)
20 May 1999 30 September 2000 1 year, 133 days Motherland Party
21 No image.png Ömer İzgi
(born 1940)
18 October 2000 3 November 2002 2 years, 16 days Nationalist Movement Party
22 Bulent Arinc 2014.jpg Bülent Arınç
(born 1948)
19 November 2002 9 August 2007 4 years, 263 days Justice and Development Party
23 With Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan in Kuwait (cropped).jpg Köksal Toptan
(born 1943)
9 August 2007 9 August 2009 2 years Justice and Development Party
24 Mehmet Ali Şahin (5412748581) (cropped).jpg Mehmet Ali Şahin
(born 1950)
9 August 2009 4 July 2011 1 year, 329 days Justice and Development Party
25 Cemil Çiçek Senate of Poland 01.JPG Cemil Çiçek
(born 1946)
4 July 2011 7 June 2015 3 years, 338 days Justice and Development Party
26 İsmet Yılmaz.jpg İsmet Yılmaz
(born 1961)
1 July 2015 1 November 2015 123 days Justice and Development Party
27 İsmail Kahraman MeclisBaskani.jpg İsmail Kahraman
(born 1940)
22 November 2015 9 July 2018 2 years, 229 days Justice and Development Party
28 Portrait of Binali Yıldırım (cropped).jpg Binali Yıldırım
(born 1955)
12 July 2018 18 February 2019 221 days Justice and Development Party
29 Mustafa Şentop (infobox cropped).jpg Mustafa Şentop
(born 1968)
24 February 2019 2 June 2023 4 years, 98 days Justice and Development Party
30 Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey comes to the Mäjilis (55498) (cropped).jpg Numan Kurtulmuş
(born 1959)
7 June 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 197 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 No image.png Merif Şerif Avcıoğlu Independent
2nd Abdurrahman Sheref Bey.jpg Abdurrahman Şeref Republican People's Party
3rd Hasan Hüsnü Saka.jpg Hasan Saka Republican People's Party
4th Abdulhak Hamid Bey.jpg Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan Republican People's Party
5th Necip Asım Bey Yazıksız.jpg Necip Asım Yazıksız Republican People's Party
6th Besim Ömer Akalin.jpg Besim Ömer Akalın Republican People's Party
7th No image.png Suphi Artel Republican People's Party
8th Ali Münif Bey.jpg Ali Münif Yeğenağa Republican People's Party
9th Hüseyin Cahit Bey Yalçın.jpg Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın Republican People's Party
10th & 11th Fuat Sirmen.jpg Ali Fuat Cebesoy Democrat Party
12th Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu.jpg Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu Republican People's Party
13th No image.png Orhan Seyfi Orhon Justice Party
14th İsmet İnönü 1964 (cropped).jpg İsmet İnönü Republican People's Party
15th & 16th No image.png Kinyas Kartal Justice Party
17th No image.png Fahrettin Özdilek Populist Party
18th No image.png Kamil Tuğrul Coşkunoğlu Motherland Party
19th No image.png Ali Rıza Septioğlu True Path Party
20th No image.png Süleyman Arif Emre Welfare Party
21st No image.png Ali Rıza Septioğlu True Path Party
22nd & 23rd Şükrü Elekdağ.jpg Şükrü Elekdağ Republican People's Party
24th No image.png Oktay Ekşi Republican People's Party
25th & 26th Deniz Baykal2.jpg Deniz Baykal Republican People's Party
27th Durmuş Yılmaz (cropped).jpg Durmuş Yılmaz Good Party
27th No image.png Celal Adan Nationalist Movement Party
28th Devlet Bahçeli VOA 2015 (cropped).jpg Devlet Bahçeli Nationalist Movement Party

See also

  • Senate of the Republic
  • List of chairmen of the Senate of Turkey
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