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Recep Peker | |
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6th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
In office 7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947 | |
President | İsmet İnönü |
Preceded by | Şükrü Saraçoğlu |
Succeeded by | Hasan Saka |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 17 August 1942 – 20 May 1943 | |
Prime Minister | Şükrü Saracoğlu |
Preceded by | Ahmet Fikri Tüzer |
Succeeded by | Hilmi Uran |
In office 21 May 1924 – 5 January 1925 | |
Prime Minister | Fethi Okyar |
Preceded by | Ahmet Ferit Tek |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Cemil Uybadın |
Minister of National Education | |
In office 7 April 1929 – 10 April 1929 | |
Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
Preceded by | Hüseyin Vasıf Çınar |
Succeeded by | Cemal Hüsnü Taray |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office 15 October 1928 – 27 September 1930 | |
Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
Preceded by | Behiç Erkin |
Succeeded by | Zekai Apaydın |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 4 March 1925 – 1 November 1927 | |
Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
Preceded by | Fethi Okyar |
Succeeded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 21 May 1924 – 22 November 1924 | |
Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
Preceded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
Succeeded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 28 June 1923 – 1 April 1950 | |
Constituency | Kütahya (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehmet Recep 5 February 1889 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1 April 1950 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 61)
Resting place | Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, Istanbul |
Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
Alma mater | Ottoman Military Academy Ottoman Military College |
Occupation | Army officer, politician |
Mehmet Recep Peker (Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet ɾeˈdʒep peˈcæɾ]; 5 February 1889 – 1 April 1950) was a Turkish military officer and politician. A pragmatic modernist,[1] he served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey between 1946 and 1947.