Cevdet Kerim İncedayı

Cevdet Kerim İncedayı (1893 – 19 May 1951) was an Ottoman-born Turkish army officer, politician and author.

Cevdet Kerim İncedayı
2nd Minister of Transport
In office
20 November 1940 – 12 November 1941
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Prime MinisterRefik Saydam
Preceded byAli Çetinkaya
Succeeded byMehmet Fahri Engin
13th Minister of Public Works
In office
7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Prime MinisterRecep Peker
Preceded bySırrı Day
Succeeded byKasım Gülek
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
8 February 1935 – 19 May 1951
ConstituencySinop (1935, 1939, 1943, 1946, 1950)
Personal details
Born1893
Sinop, Kastamonu Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died19 May 1951(1951-05-19) (aged 57–58)
Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Alma materGülhane Military Medical Academy
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire (1914–1919)
 Turkey (1919–1925)
Branch/service Ottoman Army
Turkish Army
RankMajor
Unit7th Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
Greco-Turkish War

Biography

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Born in 1893 in Sinop, he studied at the Gülhane Military Medical Academy and graduated in 1914. He was sent to the Caucasus front during World War I. After the war, he joined the Turkish nationalist movement in Ankara and took part in the Greco-Turkish War as part of the 7th Division. He stopped the Greek advance at the Battle of Sakarya. After the war, he retired from the army at the rank of Major and started a career in politics shortly after.

He was elected a member of the Grand National Assembly in 1935, from Sinop, and would serve for 16 years until his death in 1951. In November 1940, he became the 2nd Minister of Transport and held that office until November 1941. 5 years later, in August 1946, he served as the Minister of Public Works until September 1947.[1]

During his lifetime, he wrote two books about the Turkish War of Independence:

  • Türk İstiklâl Harbi Garp Cephesi (1926)
  • İnkılâp ve İstiklâl (1936)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cevdet Kerim İncedayı". biyografya.com. 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.