Kemal Zeytinoğlu

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Kemal Zeytinoğlu
Minister of Public Works
In office
22 December 1950 – 1955
Prime MinisterAdnan Menderes
Personal details
Born1911
Democrat Party
(1946–1960)
Children2

Kemal Zeytinoğlu (1911–1959) was a Turkish engineer and politician being a member of the

Democrat Party (DP). He assumed various cabinet posts in the 1950s under Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
. He died in a plane crash in the United Kingdom.

Early life and education

The memorial to the victims in the Turkish Airforce plot at Brookwood Cemetery

Zeytinoğlu was born in Kütahya in 1911.[1] His father was a businessman, Mesut Zeytinoğlu.[2] The family hailed from Tavşanlı, Kütahya.[2] His brother, Aziz, was also a politician and served as a deputy between 1961 and 1969.[3] His younger brother was Mümtaz Zeytinoğlu, a businessman who died in a road accident on February 1979.[2]

He graduated from Istanbul Engineering School and received a PhD in civil engineering in Vienna.[1][4]

Career

Following his graduation Zeytinoğlu worked as a civil engineer in Eskişehir.[1] In 1946 he joined the newly founded Democrat Party and took part in the establishment of its Eskişehir organization.[1][4] He was first elected as a deputy for Eskişehir in 1946 election and served at the Parliament during the 8th legislature.[1] He also served at the Parliament in the 9th and 10th legislatures.[1]

Zeytinoğlu was first appointed

minister of public works on 22 December 1950[5][6] and remained in office in the three successive cabinets led by Adnan Menderes (19th cabinet, 20th cabinet and 21st cabinet).[1]

Personal life and death

He was married and had two children.[1]

Zeytinoğlu was accompanying Prime Minister Adnan Menderes in a state visit on the

crashed in Jordan's Wood, Newdigate, Surrey, near London Gatwick Airport, and killed Zeytinoğlu and thirteen other Turkish officials, including crew members.[4][7] Menderes survived the accident.[4][7] Zeytinoğlu's body was brought to Ankara by the British Air Force plane and then, to Eskişehir by train for burial which took place on 24 February.[4]

Legacy

There are many streets named after him in Tavşanlı, Kütahya, and Eskişehir.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kemal Zeytinoğlu" (in Turkish). Biyografya. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Mümtaz Zeytinoğlu" (in Turkish). Biyografi. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ Ayhan Aydıner (30 June 2018). "Üç Sazak Üç Zeytinoğlu". Son Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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