The utility model relates to a foot tread typed cover turning apparatus for a closestool, which comprises a controlling device and a starting device. Two controlling units are arranged for the controlling device and the starting device, and one controls a cover plate and the other one controls a seating ring. A main treading rod, a main dialing rod, a main rocker, a secondary rocker, a secondary treading rod, a secondary dialing rod, a move following dialing piece and a move following treading rod of the controlling device are orderly arranged on a main shaft. Offsetting springs are respectively fixed on two dialing rods. The other end of the offsetting springs of the main dialing rod is fixed on a base. V-shaped pulling rods are respectively connected on the two rockers. One end of the two V-shaped pulling rods is respectively fixed and connected with pulling lines, and the other end of the two V-shaped pulling rods is respectively connected with connecting rods. The two connecting rods are respectively connected with brackets. The two brackets are fixed on the base. The two connecting rods of the starting device are respectively fixed and connected with pulling lines. One end of the connecting rod is provided with a drawing spring, and the other end of the connecting rod is provided with a driving bevel gear. Driving bevel gear shafts are respectively arranged on two gear frames. Passive bevel gears are respectively arranged on connecting frames by the passive bevel gear shafts. The starting device is integrally arranged on a soleplate.