Kemal Satır
Kemal Satır | |
|---|---|
Ahmet Tevfik İleri | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April[ Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 23 May 1991 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) Republican Party Republican Reliance Party |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kemal Satır (21 April[citation needed] 1911 – 23 May 1991) was a Turkish physician and politician.
Early years
He was born in
After 1950
After the defeat of CHP in 1950 elections, in which he lost his seat in the parliament, he returned to medical practice. In 1957, he was elected as the MP from Elazığ Province, and continued as Elazığ MP up to 1969, when he changed his electoral province to Adana again. Between 1963-1965, he became the deputy prime minister in the cabinet of İsmet İnönü.[1]
Strife in the party
Kemal Satır also served in the party administration. From 1962 to 1966, he became the secretary general of CHP. He was known as a moderate politician, and tried to keep the balance during the intra party struggle between Bülent Ecevit and Turhan Feyzioğlu. However, after Turhan Feyzioğlu and his group left the party, he became the main opponent of Bülent Ecevit. After Bülent Ecevit became the chairman of the party, Kemal Satır and a group of MPs left the party.
Republican Party
He formed a party named
Last years
After the election defeat in 1973, he resigned from the politics. He took part in the board of directors of two banks.[3] He died in 1991.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Official page of the prime minister Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Türkiye'nin 75 yılı, Tempo, Hürgüç Gazetecilik,İstanbul, 1988 p231
- ^ Online info (in Turkish) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine