Hikmet Bayur

Hikmet Bayur
Minister of National Education
In office
27 October 1933 – 9 July 1934
Preceded by Reşit Galip
Succeeded by Zeynel Abidin Özmen
Personal details
Born 1891
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died March 6, 1980(1980-03-06) (aged 88–89)
Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Political party Republican People's Party (CHP)
Democrat Party (DP)
Nation Party
Alma mater Galatasaray High School, Paris University
Occupation Teacher, Politician

Hikmet Bayur (also called Yusuf Hikmet Bayur, 1891–1980) was a Turkish politician. He was born in Constantinople. He was the grandson of Kâmil Pasha who was one of the Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire. He graduated from Galatasaray High School and Faculty of Science of Paris University. After some years in Paris he returned home to serve as a teacher.[1]

During the War

During the Turkish War of Independence, he joined the nationalist forces in Salihli front. Later he served in Ankara. He was appointed as the director of political affairs. At the end of the war, he was appointed as an advisor to Turkish delegation to Conference of Lausanne.[1]

During the Republic

After the proclamation of Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923, he was appointed to various embassies or consulates: London (1923–1925), Belgrade (1925–1927) and Kabul (1928). He became the secretary general of the presidency. In the general elections of 1935, he was elected as a Republican People's Party (CHP) MP from Manisa Province.[1] Between 27 October 1933 – 9 July 1934 He was the Minister of National Education in the 7th government of Turkey.[2] When Atatürk died on 10 November 1938, İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president. Bayur was the only name in the parliament who opposed İnönü.[3]

Multiparty period

When Democrat Party (DP) was founded in 1946, Bayur resigned from CHP and joined DP. But he was disappointed and became one of the charter members of Nation Party in 1948. He also became the speaker of the party. But in 1953, he resigned from his party on the ground that the party was against Kemalism.[4] In the elections held on 2 May 1954 and 27 October 1957 he was elected as a DP MP from Manisa Province. After the 1960 Turkish coup d'etat he was arrested but was released in 1963. After 1963 he began in journalism and wrote in the newspaper Kudret.

He died on 6 March 1980 in Istanbul.

Books

  • 1934: Yeni Türkiye Devletinin Harici Siyaseti ("Foreign Policy of the new Turkish State")
  • 1940: Ahval-i Hazıra ("Circumstances of the Present State")
  • 1940–67: Türk İnkılabı Tarihi ("History of the Turkish Revolution")
  • 1946–50: Hindistan Tarihi ("History of India")
  • 1963: Atatürk, Hayatı ve Eserleri ("Atatürk, His Life and His Works")
  • 1974: XX. Yüzyılda Türklüğün Tarih ve Acun Siyasası Üzerindeki Etkileri ("In the twentieth century the influences of Turkism on History and the World")

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yusuf Hikmet Bayur". Biyografya. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Turkish parliament page". tbmm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  3. ↑ Cemil Koçak:Çağdaş Türkiye (ed. Sina Akşin), ISBN 978-975-406-5664 p.163
  4. ↑ ""Demokrat Parti Dönemi", (Yakın Dönem Türk Politik Tarihi, Anı Yayıncılık Ankara 2008) kitabı içinde | Süleyman İNAN". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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