Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclis Başkanı | |
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Seal of Grand National Assembly | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Appointer | Grand National Assembly of Turkey |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Formation | 23 April 1920 |
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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 | |
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| 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 | |||||
| 9 | Kâzım Orbay (1886–1964) |  | 9 January 1961 | 26 October 1961 | Independent |
| National Assembly | |||||
| 10 | Fuat Sirmen (1899–1981) |  | 1 November 1961 | 10 October 1965 | Republican People's Party |
| 11 | Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–) |  | 22 October 1965 | 1 November 1970 | Justice Party |
| 12 | Sabit Osman Avcı (1921–2009) | | 26 November 1970 | 14 October 1973 | Justice Party |
| 13 | Kemal Güven (1921–2013) | | 18 December 1973 | 5 June 1977 | Republican People's Party |
| 14 | Cahit Karakaş (1928–) | | 17 November 1977 | 12 September 1980 | Republican People's Party |
| Consultative Assembly | |||||
| 15 | Sadi Irmak (1904–1990) | | 27 October 1981 | 4 December 1983 | Independent |
| Grand National Assembly | |||||
| 16 | Necmettin Karaduman (1927–) | | 4 December 1983 | 29 November 1987 | Motherland Party |
| 17 | Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–) | .jpg) | 24 December 1987 | 9 November 1989 | Motherland Party |
| 18 | İsmet Kaya Erdem (1928–) | | 21 November 1989 | 20 October 1991 | Motherland Party |
| 19 | Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1933–) | | 16 November 1991 | 1 October 1995 | True Path Party |
| 20 | İsmet Sezgin (1928–) |  | 18 October 1995 | 24 December 1995 | True Path Party |
| 21 | Mustafa Kalemli (1943–) | | 25 January 1996 | 30 September 1997 | Motherland Party |
| 22 | Hikmet Çetin (1937–) |  | 16 October 1997 | 18 April 1999 | Republican People's Party |
| (17) | Yıldırım Akbulut (1935–) | | 20 May 1999 | 30 September 2000 | Motherland Party |
| 23 | Ömer İzgi (1940–) | | 18 October 2000 | 3 November 2002 | Nationalist Movement Party |
| 24 | Bülent Arınç (1948–) |  | 19 November 2002 | 9 August 2007 | Justice and Development Party |
| 25 | Köksal Toptan (1943–) |  | 9 August 2007 | 9 August 2009 | Justice and Development Party |
| 26 | Mehmet Ali Şahin (1950–) |  | 9 August 2009 | 4 July 2011 | Justice and Development Party |
| 27 | Cemil Çiçek (1946–) |  | 4 July 2011 | 7 June 2015 | Justice and Development Party |
| 28 | İsmet Yılmaz (1961–) |  | 1 July 2015 | 1 November 2015 | Justice and Development Party |
| 29 | İsmail Kahraman (1940–) |  | 22 November 2015 | Incumbent | Justice and Development Party |
See also
The Speaker's chair in Parliament
References
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (1920–1960) | .svg.png) | |
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| House of Representatives Temsilciler Meclisi (1961) | ||
| National Assembly Millet Meclisi (1961–1980) | ||
| Consultative Assembly Danışma Meclisi (1981–1983) | ||
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (since 1983) | ||
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