Recep Peker

Recep Peker
6th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Preceded byŞükrü Saraçoğlu
Succeeded byHasan Saka
Minister of the Interior
In office
17 August 1942 – 20 May 1943
Prime MinisterŞükrü Saracoğlu
Preceded byAhmet Fikri Tüzer
Succeeded byHilmi Uran
In office
21 May 1924 – 5 January 1925
Prime MinisterFethi Okyar
Preceded byAhmet Ferit Tek
Succeeded byMehmet Cemil Uybadın
Minister of National Education
In office
7 April 1929 – 10 April 1929
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byHüseyin Vasıf Çınar
Succeeded byCemal Hüsnü Taray
Minister of Public Works
In office
15 October 1928 – 27 September 1930
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byBehiç Erkin
Succeeded byZekai Apaydın
Minister of National Defense
In office
4 March 1925 – 1 November 1927
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byFethi Okyar
Succeeded byAbdülhalik Renda
Minister of Finance
In office
21 May 1924 – 22 November 1924
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byAbdülhalik Renda
Succeeded byAbdülhalik Renda
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
28 June 1923 – 1 April 1950
ConstituencyKütahya (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946)
Personal details
Born
Mehmet Recep

(1889-02-05)5 February 1889
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died1 April 1950(1950-04-01) (aged 61)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeEdirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, Istanbul
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP)
Alma materOttoman Military Academy
Ottoman Military College
OccupationArmy 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.

  1. ^ Uzer, Umut (2016). An Intellectual History of Turkish Nationalism. The University of Utah Press. ISBN 978-1607814658.