Numan Kurtulmuş

Numan Kurtulmuş
Kurtulmuş in 2024
30th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Assumed office
7 June 2023
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
DeputyBekir Bozdağ
Gülizar Biçer Karaca
Celal Adan
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Preceded byMustafa Şentop
Minister of Culture and Tourism
In office
19 July 2017  10 July 2018
Prime MinisterBinali Yıldırım
Preceded byNabi Avcı
Succeeded byMehmet Ersoy
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
24 May 2016  19 July 2017
Prime MinisterBinali Yıldırım
Preceded byNuman Kurtulmuş
Succeeded byBekir Bozdağ
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
ConstituencyOrdu (June 2015, Nov 2015), Istanbul (III) (2018, 2023)
Leader of the People's Voice Party
In office
1 November 2010  19 September 2012
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of the Felicity Party
In office
26 October 2008  17 October 2010
Preceded byRecai Kutan
Succeeded byNecmettin Erbakan
Personal details
Born (1959-09-15) 15 September 1959
Ünye, Ordu, Turkey
Political partyFP (1998–2001)
SP (2001–2010)
HAS Party (2010–2012)
AKP (2012–present)
SpouseSevgi Kurtulmuş
Children3
Alma materIstanbul University
Cabinet62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th
Signature
WebsiteOfficial Website

Numan Kurtulmuş (born 15 September 1959) is a Turkish politician and academic who is currently the speaker of the Grand National Assembly.

He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th AKP governments between 2014 and 2017 and Minister of Culture and Tourism between 2017 and 2018. Previously he served as the leader of Felicity Party between 2008 and 2010 and People's Voice Party between 2010 and 2012.