The incumbent speaker's two-year term started in November 2015 and will end on Nov. 22. He is expected to be re-elected on Nov. 20.
Turkey's parliament is set to elect a new speaker of the assembly next Monday after all the candidates file a declaration of intent to contest the elections by Thursday.
Lawmakers will elect the new speaker through a secret ballot of up to four rounds on a single day.
In the first two rounds, the candidates will seek a supermajority of 376 lawmakers in the 550-seat parliament.
In the third and fourth rounds, if necessary, a simple majority of 276 lawmakers will be enough to elect a new speaker.
The ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party holds 316 seats in parliament, while MHP has 36 seats.
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has named former Finance Minister Zekeriya Temizel as its candidate for the post.
The candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is Selma Irmak, who was sentenced on Nov. 3 to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges.
