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Ömer Behçet Uz (1893 – 19 May 1986) was a Turkish
He was born in
physician
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, politician, former mayor of İzmir
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and government minister
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.
Biography
He was born in Buldan
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ilçe
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(district) of Denizli Province
Denizli Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the south ...
, Ottoman Empire
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in 1893. He studied in İzmir High School, which was later renamed to Atatürk High School, and in the School of Medicine of Istanbul University. After working in Istanbul
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, he moved to İzmir
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to practice pediatrics. In 1922, he founded ''Veremle Mücadele Derneği'' ("Society to Struggle Against Tuberculosis
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")
In 1931, he was elected as the Mayor of İzmir. In this post, he served for ten years. He was instrumental in establishing Kültürpark
Kültürpark is an urban park in İzmir, Turkey. It is located in the district of Konak, roughly bounded by Dr. Mustafa Enver Bey Avenue on the north, 1395th Street, 1396th Street and Bozkurt Avenue on the east, Mürsel Paşa Boulevard on the sou ...
, erecting the Atatürk Monument, establishing playgrounds, market squares, constructing some streets. In 1941, he was elected as a Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy from Denizli Province.
Between 9 July 1942 and 9 March 1943, he was the Minister of Commerce
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in the 13th government of Turkey. Between 7 August 1946 and 10 June 1948 in the 15th and the 16th government of Turkey, he was the Minister of Health and Social Security.
After the CHP lost the parliament majority in the 1950 general election, he joined the Democrat Party. Between 17 June 1954 and 9 December 1955 in the 21st government of Turkey
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Background
The Democrat Party (DP) won the elections held on 2 May 1954. President ...
, he was again the Minister of Health and Social Security.
He died in 1986 in Istanbul The Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hospital, a children's hospital
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is named in his honor.
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