Nedim Ökmen

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Nedim Ökmen
Personal details
Born1908
Kilis, Ottoman Empire
Died2 February 1967 (aged 58–59)
Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turk
Political party Democrat Party
Alma mater Istanbul University

Nedim Ökmen (1908–1967) was a Turkish economist and politician who held various cabinet posts during the premiership of Adnan Menderes in the 1950s.

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Early life and education

Ökmen was born in Kilis in 1908. [1] After completing his primary education in his hometown he attended Istanbul High School and graduated in 1927. [2] He received a degree from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Istanbul University. [1] In 1938 he was sent to France for inspection training. [2]

Career

Following his graduation from Istanbul University Ökmen was employed at the Ministry of Finance as an assistant financial inspector. [1] After returning to Turkey in 1933 when he completed his studies in France he continued to work at the ministry and became a financial inspector in 1935. [1] He began to serve as a chief inspector from 1945. [2] His term ended in 1950 when he started his political career being a member of the Democrat Party. [1] He was elected as a deputy from Maraş in the general election held on 14 May 1950. [1] Ökmen was also elected to the Parliament in the general elections in 1954 and 1957 from Gaziantep. [1]

Cabinet posts

Ökmen was appointed minister of agriculture to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes on 10 March 1951 and was in office until 9 December 1954. [3] Ökmen held the same post in the next cabinet between 17 May 1954 and 1955. [1] [4]

Ökmen was appointed minister of finance to the Menderes's new cabinet on 9 December 1955. [5] Ökmen resigned from the post in 1956 due to his disagreements with Menderes. [2]

Ökmen was named as the minister of agriculture on 26 December 1957 and was in office until 27 May 1960 when the government was overthrown by a military coup. [3]

Later years and death

Ökmen was arrested along with other Democrat Party politicians following the coup. [1] He was tried by the Supreme Court of Justice in Yassıada and sentenced to twenty years in prison. [1] Ökmen was found guilty due to the cases about the sale of an Afghan hound which had been given by the Afghan King to President Celal Bayar as a gift and about the illegal sale of a land owned by his wife. [6] Due to health problems, he was released from prison on 22 September 1964. [1]

Ökmen died in Istanbul on 2 February 1967. [1] [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nedim Ökmen Kimdir?". Kilis Postası (in Turkish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Nedim Ökmen" (in Turkish). Tarım Pusulası. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Turkish Cabinet". The Times . No. 52934. Istanbul. 18 May 1954. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Developments of the Quarter: Comment and Chronology". The Middle East Journal . 10 (2): 193. 1956. JSTOR   4322801.
  6. ↑ Enes Dal (2022). Bursa'Da Siyasi Hayat (1961-1965) (MA thesis) (in Turkish). Marmara University. pp. 24–25. ISBN   9798352637029. ProQuest   2724233677.
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