Speaker of the Grand National Assembly explained

Post:Speaker
Body:the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
Native Name:Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı
Insignia:TBMM.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent:Numan Kurtulmuş
Incumbentsince:7 June 2023
Style:The Right Honourable
Appointer:Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Termlength:Three years, renewable
Inaugural:Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Deputy:Deputy Speakers
Department:Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Grand National Assembly
1Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
24 April 192029 October 1923
2Fethi Okyar
1 November 192322 November 1924Republican People's Party
3Kâzım Özalp
26 November 19241 March 1935Republican People's Party
4Abdülhalik Renda
1 March 19355 August 1946Republican People's Party
5Kâzım Karabekir
5 August 194626 January 1948Republican People's Party
6Ali Fuat Cebesoy
30 January 19481 November 1948Republican People's Party
7Şükrü Saracoğlu
1 November 194822 May 1950Republican People's Party
8Refik Koraltan
22 May 195027 May 1960Democrat Party
Constituent Assembly
Kâzım Orbay
9 January 196126 October 1961Independent
National Assembly
9Fuat Sirmen
1 November 196110 October 1965Republican People's Party
10Ferruh Bozbeyli
22 October 19651 November 1970Justice Party
11Sabit Osman Avcı
26 November 197014 October 1973Justice Party
12Kemal Güven
18 December 19735 June 1977Republican People's Party
13Cahit Karakaş
17 November 197712 September 1980Republican People's Party
Consultative Assembly
Sadi Irmak
27 October 19814 December 1983Independent
Grand National Assembly
14Necmettin Karaduman
4 December 198329 November 1987Motherland Party
15Yıldırım Akbulut
24 December 19879 November 1989Motherland Party
16Kaya Erdem
21 November 198920 October 1991Motherland Party
17Hüsamettin Cindoruk
16 November 19911 October 1995True Path Party
18İsmet Sezgin
18 October 199524 December 1995True Path Party
19Mustafa Kalemli
25 January 199630 September 1997Motherland Party
20Hikmet Çetin
16 October 199718 April 1999Republican People's Party
Yıldırım Akbulut
20 May 199930 September 2000Motherland Party
21Ömer İzgi
18 October 20003 November 2002Nationalist Movement Party
22Bülent Arınç
19 November 20029 August 2007Justice and Development Party
23Köksal Toptan
9 August 20079 August 2009 yearsJustice and Development Party
24Mehmet Ali Şahin
9 August 20094 July 2011Justice and Development Party
25Cemil Çiçek
4 July 20117 June 2015Justice and Development Party
26İsmet Yılmaz
1 July 20151 November 2015Justice and Development Party
27İsmail Kahraman
22 November 20159 July 2018Justice and Development Party
28Binali Yıldırım
12 July 201818 February 2019Justice and Development Party
29Mustafa Şentop
24 February 20192 June 2023Justice and Development Party
30Numan Kurtulmuş
7 June 2023IncumbentJustice 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.

SessionPortraitNamePolitical party
1stMerif Şerif Avcıoğlu
2ndAbdurrahman ŞerefRepublican People's Party
3rdHasan SakaRepublican People's Party
4thAbdülhak Hâmid TarhanRepublican People's Party
5thNecip Asım YazıksızRepublican People's Party
6thBesim Ömer AkalınRepublican People's Party
7thSuphi ArtelRepublican People's Party
8thAli Münif YeğenağaRepublican People's Party
9thHüseyin Cahit YalçınRepublican People's Party
10th & 11thAli Fuat CebesoyDemocrat Party
12thYakup Kadri KaraosmanoğluRepublican People's Party
13thOrhan Seyfi OrhonJustice Party
14thİsmet İnönüRepublican People's Party
15th & 16thKinyas KartalJustice Party
17thFahrettin ÖzdilekPopulist Party
18thKamil Tuğrul CoşkunoğluMotherland Party
19thAli Rıza SeptioğluTrue Path Party
20thSüleyman Arif EmreWelfare Party
21stAli Rıza SeptioğluTrue Path Party
22nd & 23rdŞükrü ElekdağRepublican People's Party
24thOktay EkşiRepublican People's Party
25th & 26thDeniz BaykalRepublican People's Party
27thDurmuş YılmazGood Party
27thCelal AdanNationalist Movement Party
28thDevlet BahçeliNationalist Movement Party

See also

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