Speaker of the Grand National Assembly

This article lists the 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.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı
Seal of Grand National Assembly
Incumbent Numan Kurtulmuş since 7 June 2023
Style	The Right Honourable
Appointer	Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Term length	3, then 2 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Formation	23 April 1920
Website	www.tbmm.gov.tr

List of speakers

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Political party
Grand National Assembly
1	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938)		24 April 1920	29 October 1923	Republican People's Party
2	Fethi Okyar (1880–1943)		1 November 1923	22 November 1924	Republican People's Party
3	Kâzım Özalp (1882–1968)		26 November 1924	1 March 1935	Republican People's Party
4	Abdülhalik Renda (1881–1957)		1 March 1935	5 August 1946	Republican People's Party
5	Kâzım Karabekir (1882–1948)		5 August 1946	26 January 1948	Republican People's Party
6	Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882–1968)		30 January 1948	1 November 1948	Republican People's Party
7	Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887–1953)		1 November 1948	22 May 1950	Republican People's Party
8	Refik Koraltan (1890–1974)		22 May 1950	27 May 1960	Democrat Party
Constituent Assembly
-	Kâzım Orbay (1886–1964)		9 January 1961	26 October 1961	Independent
National Assembly
9	Fuat Sirmen (1899–1981)		1 November 1961	10 October 1965	Republican People's Party
10	Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–2019)		22 October 1965	1 November 1970	Justice Party
11	Sabit Osman Avcı (1921–2009)		26 November 1970	14 October 1973	Justice Party
12	Kemal Güven (1921–2013)		18 December 1973	5 June 1977	Republican People's Party
13	Cahit Karakaş (1928–)		17 November 1977	12 September 1980	Republican People's Party
Consultative Assembly
-	Sadi Irmak (1904–1990)		27 October 1981	4 December 1983	Independent
Grand National Assembly
14	Necmettin Karaduman (1927–2017)		4 December 1983	29 November 1987	Motherland Party
15	Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–)		24 December 1987	9 November 1989	Motherland Party
16	İsmet Kaya Erdem (1928–)		21 November 1989	20 October 1991	Motherland Party
17	Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1933–)		16 November 1991	1 October 1995	True Path Party
18	İsmet Sezgin (1928–2016)		18 October 1995	24 December 1995	True Path Party
19	Mustafa Kalemli (1943–)		25 January 1996	30 September 1997	Motherland Party
20	Hikmet Çetin (1937–)		16 October 1997	18 April 1999	Republican People's Party
(15)	Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–)		20 May 1999	30 September 2000	Motherland Party
21	Ömer İzgi (1940–)		18 October 2000	3 November 2002	Nationalist Movement Party
22	Bülent Arınç (1948–)		19 November 2002	9 August 2007	Justice and Development Party
23	Köksal Toptan (1943–)		9 August 2007	9 August 2009	Justice and Development Party
24	Mehmet Ali Şahin (1950–)		9 August 2009	4 July 2011	Justice and Development Party
25	Cemil Çiçek (1946–)		4 July 2011	7 June 2015	Justice and Development Party
26	İsmet Yılmaz (1961–)		1 July 2015	1 November 2015	Justice and Development Party
27	İsmail Kahraman (1940–)		22 November 2015	7 July 2018	Justice and Development Party
28	Binali Yıldırım (1955–)		12 July 2018	18 February 2019	Justice and Development Party
29	Mustafa Şentop (1968–)		24 February 2019	7 June 2023	Justice and Development Party
30	Numan Kurtulmuş (1959–)		7 June 2023	Incumbent	Justice and Development Party

Other websites

• Grand National Assembly of Turkey official website Archived 2009-05-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
• Turkish ministries, etc – Rulers.org