Şükrü Saracoğlu

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Şükrü Saracoğlu
Izmir (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946
)
Personal details
Born
Mehmet Şükrü

17 June 1887
Mekteb-i Mülkiye
  • University of Geneva
  • Signature

    Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu (Turkish pronunciation:

    prime minister of Turkey and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs during the early stages of World War II. He signed the German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship in 1941, which would prevent Turkish involvement in the war. He was also the chairman of the Turkish sports club Fenerbahçe S.K.
    for 16 years between 1934 and 1950, including holding that post concurrently with his time as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1946.

    Early life

    Şükrü Saracoğlu in his early days

    Born in

    İzmir Atatürk Lisesi in İzmir
    and graduated from the School of Civil Service (Mekteb-i Mülkiye) halla in 1909.

    For a while, he worked as officer of attendance and performed as mathematics teacher in İzmir High School in Sultaniye. In 1915, he studied in the Academy of Political Sciences in Geneva, Switzerland, for the account of İzmir.

    During the

    Greco-Turkish War (1919–22) (the Western Front of the larger Turkish War of Independence), he returned to Turkey and fought in the region of Kuşadası, Aydın, and Nazilli
    .

    Political career

    He was elected to the

    Celal Bayar
    .

    After the 1934

    Surname Law
    , which required all Turkish citizens to adopt a surname, Mehmet Şükrü took on the surname "Saracoğlu", meaning "son of Saraç", Saraç being the epithet of his father.

    In the closing days of World War II, he took part in the negotiations with the Soviet Union in Moscow for months.

    Upon the death of Refik Saydam in 1942, he was assigned as the Prime Minister and resigned because of illness. He was elected as the President of the Grand National Assembly in 1948 and remained until 1950.

    Later life

    Saracoğlu, who retired from political life in 1950, was fluent in French and English. He was married and had three children.

    He died on 27 December 1953.

    The home of the Turkish

    , is named after him.

    • Şükrü Saracoğlu during the opening ceremony of the Fenerbahçe Stadium in 1934
      Şükrü Saracoğlu during the opening ceremony of the Fenerbahçe Stadium in 1934
    • Şükrü Saracoğlu with his wife
      Şükrü Saracoğlu with his wife
    • The grave of Şükrü Saracoğlu in Istanbul
      The grave of Şükrü Saracoğlu in Istanbul

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Şükrü Saracoğlu'nun bilinmeyen ilginç yönü". Star.

    External links

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Minister of Finance of Turkey

    11 November 1927 – 25 December 1930
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by
    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

    11 November 1938 – 13 August 1942
    Succeeded by
    Numan Menemencioğlu
    Preceded by
    Prime Minister of Turkey

    9 July 1942 – 7 August 1946
    Succeeded by
    Mehmet Recep Peker
    Preceded by
    Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey

    1 November 1948 – 22 May 1950
    Succeeded by
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by President of Fenerbahçe S.K.
    1934–1950
    Succeeded by