İlyas Seçkin (1918 – 17 December 1996) was a

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civil servant, lawyer,

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and former government minister.

Early life and education

İlyas Seçkin was born in

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(district) of

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in 1918. He graduated from the

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and the

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. In 1942, he began serving for the

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. In 1948, while he was an account expert, he resigned from his post at the ministry to work as a free-lance lawyer.Biography page
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Career

Seçkin joined the

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(CHP), and between 1957 and 1969 he served as a deputy from Ankara Province in the 11th,

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and

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parliaments. He became a member of the

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. Between 25 June 1962 and 22 October 1963, he served as the

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. Following a government reshuffle, he was appointed as the

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, serving until 25 December 1963.Official page of the parliament
/ref> Seçkin was married and father of two. He died on 17 December 1996.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seckin, Ilyas 1918 births People from Ayaş, Ankara Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish civil servants 20th-century Turkish lawyers Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Deputies of Ankara Members of the 11th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 12th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 13th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 27th government of Turkey Ministers of the interior of Turkey Ministers of public works of Turkey 1996 deaths