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Ahmet Tahtakılıç
Minister of Labour
In office
5 January 1961 – 3 March 1961
PresidentCemal Gürsel
Minister of National Education
In office
2 March 1961 – 20 November 1961
PresidentCemal Gürsel
Personal details
Born1900
Bozkış village, Uşak, Ottoman Empire
Died13 December 2007(2007-12-13) (aged 97–98)
Political party
Children4
Alma materDarülfünun
OccupationLawyer

Ahmet Tahtakılıç (1909–2000) was a Turkish lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Parliament, senator and held various cabinet posts in the early 1960s.

Early life and education

He was born in Bozkış village of Uşak in 1909.[1] His father, İbrahim Bey, was a representative of the Kuva-yi Milliye forces in Alaşehir and Uşak during the Turkish War of Independence and served at the Parliament following the establishment of Turkey.[1]

Ahmet was a graduate of Darülfünun, precursor of Istanbul University, where he received a degree in law in 1930.[2]

Career and activities

Following his graduation Tahtakılıç joined the Ministry of Interior and worked in various capacities, including district governor. He also worked as a lawyer before he was elected as deputy from Kütahya for the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946. He left the DP and became a member of the Nation Party. He served as the general secretary of the party.[1] Later he joined the Republican Nation Party.[2]

Tahtakılıç was the minister of labour in the cabinet formed following the military coup in May 1960. The cabinet was led by Cemal Gürsel who headed the military intervention, and Tahtakılıç held the post from 5 January 1961 to 3 March 1961.[3] In the same cabinet he also served as minister of education between 2 March 1961 and 20 November 1961.[1]

Tahtakılıç was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Turkey which lasted between 6 January 1961 and 24 October 1961 and was one of the representatives of the Republican Villagers Nation Party. He was elected as a deputy from Uşak in the 1961 general elections. He joined the Republican People's Party in 1973. The same year he was elected as senator from Uşak and served at the Senate until 1980.[1]

Following the military coup on 1980 Tahtakılıç retired from politics and worked as a lawyer. He published his memoirs with the title Dönüşü Olmayan Yol (Turkish: A Road of No Return) in 1989.

Personal life and death

Tahtakılıç was married and had four children.[4]

Tahtakılıç died on 13 December 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ahmet Tahtakılıç" (in Turkish). Biyografya. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ahmet Tahtakılıç". Akis (in Turkish). 16 March 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Gaste Arşivi.
  3. ^ "Çalışma Bakanları" (in Turkish). Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Ahmet Tahtakılıç" (in Turkish). Vekillerimiz. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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