# Speaker of the Grand National Assembly

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 | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 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, 274 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.
| Session | Name | Political party |
| 1st | Merif Şerif Avcıoğlu | Independent |
| 2nd | Abdurrahman Şeref | Republican People's Party |
| 3rd | Hasan Saka | Republican People's Party |
| 4th | Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan | Republican People's Party |
| 5th | Necip Asım Yazıksız | Republican People's Party |
| 6th | Besim Ömer Akalın | Republican People's Party |
| 7th | Suphi Artel | Republican People's Party |
| 8th | Ali Münif Yeğenağa | Republican People's Party |
| 9th | Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın | Republican People's Party |
| 10th & 11th | Ali Fuat Cebesoy | Democrat Party |
| 12th | Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu | Republican People's Party |
| 13th | Orhan Seyfi Orhon | Justice Party |
| 14th | İsmet İnönü | Republican People's Party |
| 15th & 16th | Kinyas Kartal | Justice Party |
| 17th | Fahrettin Özdilek | Populist Party |
| 18th | Kamil Tuğrul Coşkunoğlu | Motherland Party |
| 19th | Ali Rıza Septioğlu | True Path Party |
| 20th | Süleyman Arif Emre | Welfare Party |
| 21st | Ali Rıza Septioğlu | True Path Party |
| 22nd & 23rd | Şükrü Elekdağ | Republican People's Party |
| 24th | Oktay Ekşi | Republican People's Party |
| 25th & 26th | Deniz Baykal | Republican People's Party |
| 27th | Durmuş Yılmaz | Good Party |
| 27th | Celal Adan | Nationalist Movement Party |
| 28th | Devlet Bahçeli | Nationalist Movement Party |