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Mahmut Esat Bozkurt | |
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 Mahmut Esat in the 1930s | |
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 12 July 1922 – 24 September 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Rauf Bey, Fethi Bey |
| Preceded by | Hasan Saka |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Saka |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 22 November 1924 – 27 September 1930 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Necati |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Kemal Bey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mahmut Esat 1892 Kuşadası, Aydın Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | December 21, 1943 (aged 50–51) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University's Law School |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician and academic |
| Known for | Turkish civil code (1926), Lotus case |
Mahmut Esat Bozkurt (1892 – 21 December 1943) was a Turkish jurist, politician, government minister and academic. His birth name was Mahmut Esat. But after the adaptation of the Turkish Surname Law in 1934, he chose the surname Bozkurt in remembrance of the Grey Wolf, a symbol for Turkdom.[1] The surname also refers to the Turkish steamer S.S. Bozkurt in the Lotus case.[2] He was in the intellectual environment of the Turkish Hearths for almost two decades.[3]
- ^ Kieser, Hans-Lukas (2007). A Quest for Belonging. Istanbul: ISIS Press. p. 242. ISBN 9789754283457.
- ^ "Bozkurt Case, aka the Lotus Case (France v Turkey):Two Ships that Go Bump in the Night" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Kieser, Hans-Lukas (2006). Kieser, Hans-Lukas (ed.).p. 24