Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Appearance
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Republic of Türkiye | |
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Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı | |
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 |
Deputy | Deputy Speakers |
Website | www |
Turkey portal |
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
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
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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 | 1 year, 146 days | Justice and Development Party |
Temporary speakers
[edit]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.