Hilmi Uran (1886–1957) was a former

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politician and government minister.

Life

He was born in

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, (now an

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) in 1884. After graduating from the Faculty of Political Sciences, during the last years of the

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, he was appointed as the

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(second level governor) of

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and

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, both in

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. He also represented Menteshe (Muğla Province) in the Ottoman parliament. After the proclamation the

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, he represented

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in the Turkish parliament between 1927 and 1950. He died on 21 October 1957.

In the government

Between 29 December 1930 and 26 October 1933, he served as the

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in the 6th and

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. Between 11 November 1938 and 3 January 1939, he was the

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in the

10th government of Turkey The 10th government of Turkey (11 November 1938 – 25 January 1939) was a short-term government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''Second Bayar government''. Background Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the president and the founder of modern ...

. From 26 May 1943 to 7 August 1946, he served as the

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in the

14th government of Turkey The 14th government of Turkey (9 March 1943 – 7 August 1946) was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called ''second Saracoğlu government''. Background The government was formed after the general elections held on 28 February ...

In the party

He was also active in the

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(CHP). In 1947, during the early years of the multi-party regime, he supported the moderate wing in CHP, and he was elected as the deputy of the party chairman

İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who served as the second President of Turkey from 11 November 1938 to 22 May 1950, and its Prime Minister three tim ...

.Sina Akşin-Cemil Koçak: Çağdaş Türkiye , p. 188 After the defeat of his party in the general election 1950, he wrote his memoirs, which were published in 2008, long after his death, under title ''Meşrutiyet, tek parti, çok parti hatıralarım, 1908–1950: anı'' ("My memories of Constitutional Monarchy, One Party Regime and Multi Party Regime 1908–1950: Memoir").

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uran, Hilmi 1886 births People from Bodrum Politicians of the Ottoman Empire Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 6th government of Turkey Members of the 7th government of Turkey Members of the 10th government of Turkey Members of the 14th government of Turkey Ministers of Justice of Turkey Ministers of Public Works of Turkey Ministers of the Interior of Turkey 1957 deaths