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Zekai Apaydın
Personal details
Born1884
Bosnia, Ottoman Empire
Died29 April 1947
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish

Zekai Apaydın (1884 – 29 April 1947) was a former Turkish civil servant, diplomat and politician.

Early life

He was born in 1884 in Bosnia, then a nominal part of the Ottoman Empire under Austrian rule. He graduated from the İzmir highschool and the faculty of Political Sciences. He served in Uşak, Eskişehir, Mersin and Kayseri as the sanjak governor . Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War, he resigned and joined the nationalists.

Politics

He was elected to Turkish Parliament from Aydın Province and later from Diyarbakır Province. In the 2nd government of Turkey he served as the Ministry of Agriculture between 6 March 1924 and 20 November 1924. In the 6th government of Turkey he served as the Ministry of Public Works between 27 September 1930 and 29 December 1930. But after a reshuffle in the government, he was appointed as the Ministry of National Defense on 29 December 1930. He kept the same seat in the next government up to 1 March 1935.

Diplomacy

After his term in the second government he was appointed as the ambassador to London in 1924 and to Moscow in 1925.

Death

He died in İstanbul on 29 April 1947.

References

  1. "Biyografi: Zekai Apaydın". www.biyografi.info.
  2. ^ Biography page (in Turkish)
  3. Official page of the parliament
  4. Official page of the parliament
  5. Official page of the parliament
Political offices
Preceded by(New establishment) Ministry of Agriculture
6 Mar 1924 – 20 Aug 1924 		Succeeded byŞükrü Kaya
Preceded byRecep Peker Ministry of Public Works
27 Sep 1930 – 29 Dec 1930 		Succeeded byHilmi Uran
Preceded byAbdülhalik Renda Ministry of National Defense
29 Dec 1930 – 1 Mar 1935 		Succeeded byKazım Özalp
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