Speaker of the Grand National Assembly

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclis Başkanı
Seal of Grand National Assembly
Incumbent İsmail Kahraman since November 22, 2015
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Formation	23 April 1920
Website	www.tbmm.gov.tr

The following is a list of Speakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The name of the parliament of the Republic 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.

Acting President

In the event of a temporary absence of the President of the Republic of Turkey on account of illness, travel abroad or similar circumstances, the speaker of the parliament serves as acting president, and exercises the powers of the state president until the president resumes his functions, and in the event that the presidency falls vacant as a result of death or resignation or for any other reason, until the election of a new president.

List of Speakers

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of Office		Political Party
Grand National Assembly
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 1	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938)		24 April 1920	29 October 1923	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 2	Fethi Okyar (1880–1943)		1 November 1923	22 November 1924	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 3	Kâzım Özalp (1882–1968)		26 November 1924	1 March 1935	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 4	Abdülhalik Renda (1881–1957)		1 March 1935	5 August 1946	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 5	Kâzım Karabekir (1882–1948)		5 August 1946	26 January 1948	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 6	Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882–1968)		30 January 1948	1 November 1948	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 7	Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953)		1 November 1948	22 May 1950	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, historical)/meta/color; color:white;"| 8	Refik Koraltan (1890–1974)		22 May 1950	27 May 1960	Democrat Party
Constituent Assembly
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 9	Kâzım Orbay (1886–1964)		9 January 1961	26 October 1961	Independent
National Assembly
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 10	Fuat Sirmen (1899–1981)		1 November 1961	10 October 1965	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Justice Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 11	Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–)		22 October 1965	1 November 1970	Justice Party
style="background:Template:Justice Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 12	Sabit Osman Avcı (1921–2009)		26 November 1970	14 October 1973	Justice Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 13	Kemal Güven (1921–2013)		18 December 1973	5 June 1977	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 14	Cahit Karakaş (1928–)		17 November 1977	12 September 1980	Republican People's Party
Consultative Assembly
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"| 15	Sadi Irmak (1904–1990)		27 October 1981	4 December 1983	Independent
Grand National Assembly
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"| 16	Necmettin Karaduman (1927–)		4 December 1983	29 November 1987	Motherland Party
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"| 17	Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–)		24 December 1987	9 November 1989	Motherland Party
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"| 18	İsmet Kaya Erdem (1928–)		21 November 1989	20 October 1991	Motherland Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, current)/meta/color; color:white;"| 19	Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1933–)		16 November 1991	1 October 1995	True Path Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Turkey, current)/meta/color; color:white;"| 20	İsmet Sezgin (1928–)		18 October 1995	24 December 1995	True Path Party
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"| 21	Mustafa Kalemli (1943–)		25 January 1996	30 September 1997	Motherland Party
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 22	Hikmet Çetin (1937–)		16 October 1997	18 April 1999	Republican People's Party
style="background:Template:Motherland Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:black;"| (17)	Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–)		20 May 1999	30 September 2000	Motherland Party
style="background:Template:Nationalist Movement Party/meta/color; color:white;"| 23	Ömer İzgi (1940–)		18 October 2000	3 November 2002	Nationalist Movement Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 24	Bülent Arınç (1948–)		19 November 2002	9 August 2007	Justice and Development Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 25	Köksal Toptan (1943–)		9 August 2007	9 August 2009	Justice and Development Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 26	Mehmet Ali Şahin (1950–)		9 August 2009	4 July 2011	Justice and Development Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 27	Cemil Çiçek (1946–)		4 July 2011	7 June 2015	Justice and Development Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 28	İsmet Yılmaz (1961–)		1 July 2015	1 November 2015	Justice and Development Party
style="background:Template:Justice and Development Party (Turkey)/meta/color; color:white;"| 29	İsmail Kahraman (1940–)		22 November 2015	Incumbent	Justice and Development Party

See also

The Speaker's chair in Parliament

• Senate of the Republic

• List of Chairmen of the Senate of Turkey

References

• Grand National Assembly of Turkey official website Template:Tr icon
• Turkish ministries, etc – Rulers.org