Ahmet Tevfik İleri (1911 – 31 December 1961) was a

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civil engineer, civil servant, politician and government minister.

Biography

He was born in

Hemşin Hemşin ( Armenian: Համշէն ''Hamshen'' or Համամաշէն ''Hamamashen'', literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა ''Zuga''), is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from t ...

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(district) of

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in 1911. He spent his school years in

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, and graduated from

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in 1933. During his university years, he was elected as the chairman of the Turkish National Students Association (MTTB). In 1933 at the age of 21, he began a career as supervisor engineer at the General Directorate of Highways in

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, where he worked until 1937. He was then appointed as the local manager of the Public Construction Works in

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(1937–1942) and

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun reco ...

(1942–1946). From 1946 to 1950, İleri served as the manager of the Highway Authority in Samsun. In 1950, he joined the Democrat Party (DP), and was elected as an MP from

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. During the DP-government years, he was always belonged to the party's top politicians. He served as the

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(22 May 1950 – 11 August 1950), Minister of National Education (13 April – 25 November 1957 and 22 May 1959 – 8 December 1959 as placeholder),

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(25 November 1957 – 19 January 1958) and

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(19 January 1958 – 27 May 1960).Bio page
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1960 Turkish coup d'état The 1960 Turkish coup d'état ( tr, 27 Mayıs Darbesi) was the first Turkish coup d'état, coup d'état in the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. It took place on May 27, 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish Armed Forces, Turkish m ...

, he was tried and imprisoned. However, he was hospitalized in 1961, and died in

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on 31 December the same year. He was buried at

Cebeci Asri Cemetery The Cebeci Asri Cemetery ( tr, Cebeci Asri Mezarlığı) is a cemetery located in the Cebeci quarter of central Ankara, Turkey serving multiple religions. It was the first modern burial place in the capital city, and is the final resting place of m ...

in Ankara.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:İleri, Tevfik 1911 births People from Hemşin Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish civil engineers Turkish civil servants Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961) politicians Deputies of Samsun Members of the 19th government of Turkey Members of the 20th government of Turkey Members of the 22nd government of Turkey Members of the 23rd government of Turkey Ministers of Transport and Communications of Turkey Ministers of Public Works of Turkey Ministers of National Education of Turkey Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey 1961 deaths Burials at Cebeci Asri Cemetery Turkish people of Hemshin descent 20th-century Turkish engineers