| Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of The Republic of Turkey | |
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| Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanı | |
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| 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; 105 years ago (1920-04-23) |
| Deputy | Deputy Speakers |
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This article lists thespeakers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The name of the parliament ofTurkey, originally and currently theGrand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish:Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) since its establishment on 23 April 1920, has for short periods been changed.
ASenate also existed besides the National Assembly between 1960 and 1980.
| 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 | .jpg) | Cahit Karakaş (1928–2025) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | Köksal Toptan (born 1943) | 9 August 2007 | 9 August 2009 | 2 years | Justice and Development Party |
| 24 | _(cropped).jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | Binali Yıldırım (born 1955) | 12 July 2018 | 18 February 2019 | 221 days | Justice and Development Party |
| 29 | .jpg) | 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 | 2 years, 170 days | Justice and Development Party |
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.
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (1920–1960) |  | ||||
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| House of Representatives Temsilciler Meclisi (1961) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly in period of Bicameralism Büyük Millet Meclisi Çift Meclisli Dönemde (1961–1980) |
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| Consultative Assembly Danışma Meclisi (1981–1983) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (since 1983) | |||||
| Interim speakers of the parliament |
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