| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
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| Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı | |
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_(cropped).jpg) IncumbentNuman 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 |
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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 | 
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) |
24 April 1920 | 29 October 1923 | 3 years, 188 days | Independent |
| 2 | 
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Fethi Okyar (1880–1943) |
1 November 1923 | 22 November 1924 | 1 year, 21 days | Republican People's Party |
| 3 | 
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Kâzım Özalp (1882–1968) |
26 November 1924 | 1 March 1935 | 10 years, 95 days | Republican People's Party |
| 4 | 
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Abdülhalik Renda (1881–1957) |
1 March 1935 | 5 August 1946 | 11 years, 157 days | Republican People's Party |
| 5 | 
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Kâzım Karabekir (1882–1948) |
5 August 1946 | 26 January 1948 | 1 year, 174 days | Republican People's Party |
| 6 | 
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Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882–1968) |
30 January 1948 | 1 November 1948 | 276 days | Republican People's Party |
| 7 | 
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Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953) |
1 November 1948 | 22 May 1950 | 1 year, 202 days | Republican People's Party |
| 8 | 
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Refik Koraltan (1889–1974) |
22 May 1950 | 27 May 1960 | 10 years, 5 days | Democrat Party |
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Kâzım Orbay (1886–1964) |
9 January 1961 | 26 October 1961 | 290 days | Independent |
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| 9 | 
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Fuat Sirmen (1899–1981) |
1 November 1961 | 10 October 1965 | 3 years, 343 days | Republican People's Party |
| 10 | 
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Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–2019) |
22 October 1965 | 1 November 1970 | 5 years, 10 days | Justice Party |
| 11 |
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Sabit Osman Avcı (1921–2009) |
26 November 1970 | 14 October 1973 | 2 years, 322 days | Justice Party |
| 12 |
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Kemal Güven (1921–2013) |
18 December 1973 | 5 June 1977 | 3 years, 169 days | Republican People's Party |
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Cahit Karakaş (born 1928) |
17 November 1977 | 12 September 1980 | 2 years, 300 days | Republican People's Party |
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Sadi Irmak (1904–1990) |
27 October 1981 | 4 December 1983 | 2 years, 38 days | Independent |
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| 14 |
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Necmettin Karaduman (1927–2017) |
4 December 1983 | 29 November 1987 | 3 years, 360 days | Motherland Party |
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Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021) |
24 December 1987 | 9 November 1989 | 1 year, 320 days | Motherland Party |
| 16 |
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Kaya Erdem (born 1928) |
21 November 1989 | 20 October 1991 | 1 year, 333 days | Motherland Party |
| 17 |
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Hüsamettin Cindoruk (born 1933) |
16 November 1991 | 1 October 1995 | 3 years, 319 days | True Path Party |
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İsmet Sezgin (1928–2016) |
18 October 1995 | 24 December 1995 | 67 days | True Path Party |
| 19 |
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Mustafa Kalemli (born 1943) |
25 January 1996 | 30 September 1997 | 1 year, 248 days | Motherland Party |
| 20 | 
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Hikmet Çetin (born 1937) |
16 October 1997 | 18 April 1999 | 1 year, 184 days | Republican People's Party |
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Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–2021) |
20 May 1999 | 30 September 2000 | 1 year, 133 days | Motherland Party |
| 21 |
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Ömer İzgi (born 1940) |
18 October 2000 | 3 November 2002 | 2 years, 16 days | Nationalist Movement Party |
| 22 | 
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Bülent Arınç (born 1948) |
19 November 2002 | 9 August 2007 | 4 years, 263 days | Justice and Development Party |
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Köksal Toptan (born 1943) |
9 August 2007 | 9 August 2009 | 2 years | Justice and Development Party |
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Mehmet Ali Şahin (born 1950) |
9 August 2009 | 4 July 2011 | 1 year, 329 days | Justice and Development Party |
| 25 | 
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Cemil Çiçek (born 1946) |
4 July 2011 | 7 June 2015 | 3 years, 338 days | Justice and Development Party |
| 26 | 
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İsmet Yılmaz (born 1961) |
1 July 2015 | 1 November 2015 | 123 days | Justice and Development Party |
| 27 | 
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İsmail Kahraman (born 1940) |
22 November 2015 | 9 July 2018 | 2 years, 229 days | Justice and Development Party |
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Binali Yıldırım (born 1955) |
12 July 2018 | 18 February 2019 | 221 days | Justice and Development Party |
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Mustafa Şentop (born 1968) |
24 February 2019 | 2 June 2023 | 4 years, 98 days | Justice and Development Party |
| 30 |
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Numan Kurtulmuş (born 1959) |
7 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 196 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.
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See also
References
- Grand National Assembly of Turkey official website (in Turkish)
- Turkish ministries, etc – Rulers.org
 Speakers of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey | |||||
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| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (1920–1960) |  | ||||
| House of Representatives Temsilciler Meclisi (1961) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly in period of Bicameralism Büyük Millet Meclisi Çift Meclisli Dönemde (1961–1980) |
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| Consultative Assembly Danışma Meclisi (1981–1983) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (since 1983) | |||||
| Interim speakers of the parliament |
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