İsmail Kahraman

Turkish politician

İsmail Kahraman (born 1940) is a Turkish politician. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was the 27th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 22 November 2015 to 7 July 2018. He has been the Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district since 1 November 2015.[1]

İsmail Kahraman
27th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office
22 November 2015 – 7 July 2018
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
DeputyAhmet Aydın
Ayşe Nur Bahçekapılı
Akif Hamzaçebi (2015-17)
Yaşar Tüzün (2017-18)
Pervin Buldan (2015-18)
Mithat Sancar (2018)
Preceded byİsmet Yılmaz
Succeeded byBinali Yıldırım
Minister of Culture
In office
28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997
Prime MinisterNecmettin Erbakan
Preceded byAgah Oktay Güner
Succeeded byİstemihan Talay
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
1 November 2015 – 7 July 2018
Constituencyİstanbul (I) (Nov 2015)
In office
24 December 1995 – 3 November 2002
Constituencyİstanbul (1995, 1999)
Personal details
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Rize, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyWelfare Party (1995-97)
Virtue Party (1997-02)
Justice and Development Party (2002-present)
Children4
EducationLaw
Alma materIstanbul University

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  1. YACKLEY, AYLA JEAN; GURSES, ERCAN (26 April 2016). "Turkish parliament speaker provokes row with call for religious constitution". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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