Nedim Ökmen | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 Kilis, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 2 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.
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 1954 and 1955.[1] Then he was minister of finance for one year from 1955 to 1956.[1] He resigned from the post because of the conflicts with Menderes.[2] Ökmen was again appointed 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.[4] Due to health problems, he was released from prison on 22 September 1964.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Nedim Ökmen" (in Turkish). Biyografya. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nedim Ökmen Kimdir?". Kilis Postası (in Turkish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- 1 2 "Nedim Ökmen" (in Turkish). Tarım Pusulası. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ 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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