Namık Kemal Şentürk (24 July 1922 in
Merzifon
Merzifon is a town in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Merzifon District. – 14 April 2020) was a Turkish politician.
He was the son of
Bayburt
Bayburt () is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River. It is the seat of Bayburt Province and Bayburt District.[Sinan Şentürk
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(son of Hasan Efendi, grandchild of Nazim Effendi, son of Hasan Effendi, grandson of Huseyin Effendi, from the Haciibrahim family of Kitre Village). He completed his primary and secondary education in Merzifon and his high school education in
Erzurum
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.
He graduated from the
Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1945. On 30 July 1945, he entered the state service as a Civil Servant at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He worked as a civil servant in
Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol ...
for two and a half years. During this period, he served as the Deputy of the Merzifon District Governor and Amasya in the
Türmik and Alıcık Bucak Directorates of the Merzifon district.
Following the 11th Term district Governorate Course, he was appointed as the District Governor of the Sütçüler District of Isparta on 28 October 1948. He worked as Seben, Sarız, Bünyan and Foça District Governors respectively, and became a Property Inspector on 29 February 1956.
On 21 October 1977, he was elected to Republic Senate Membership by President
Fahri Korutürk
Fahri Sabit Korutürk (15 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish people, Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the sixth president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the List of commanders of the ...
. In 1983, he was elected as the Deputy of
Istanbul
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from MDP. He served as a Member of
Haliç University
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Haliç University offers 21 academic departments, with three schools: the School of Nursing, the School of Physical Education and Spo ...
Board of Trustees
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The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio ...
. He died on 14 April 2020.
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Turkish civil servants
20th-century Turkish politicians
1922 births
2020 deaths
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