| Chairman of the Senate of the Republic | |
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| Cumhuriyet Senatosu Başkanı | |
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| Appointer | Senate of the Republic |
| Formation | 26 October 1961 |
| First holder | Suat Hayri Ürgüplü |
| Final holder | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil |
| Abolished | 12 September 1980 |
This article lists the chairmen of the Senate of Turkey , which existed as an upper house of the Turkish parliament between 1961 and 1980.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  | Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903–1981) | 26 October 1961 | 6 November 1963 | 2 years, 11 days | Justice Party |
| 2 |  | Mehmet Enver Aka (1901–1988) | 6 November 1963 | 2 December 1965 | 2 years, 26 days | Justice Party |
| 3 | | İbrahim Şevki Atasagun (1899–1984) | 2 December 1965 | 19 November 1970 | 4 years, 352 days | Justice Party |
| 4 | Tekin Arıburun (1905–1993) | 19 November 1970 | 14 June 1977 | 6 years, 207 days | Justice Party | |
| 5 | | Sırrı Atalay (1919–1985) | 16 June 1977 | 6 November 1979 | 2 years, 143 days | Republican People's Party |
| 6 |  | İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (1905–1993) | 6 November 1979 | 12 September 1980 | 311 days | Justice Party |
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| Grand National Assembly in period of Bicameralism Büyük Millet Meclisi Çift Meclisli Dönemde (1961–1980) |
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