Faruk Sükan (1921 – 3 January 2005) was a Turkish physician, politician and government minister.

Biography

Sükan was born in

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. After practicing as a Doctor of Medicine, he got interested in politics, and joined Democrat Party (DP). In 1957, he was elected as the mayor of Ereğli in

Konya Province Konya Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city ...

. The government of the Democrat Party was overthrown during the 1960 coup d'état. After the DP was banned, Sükan joined the succeeding Justice Party (AP). He entered the

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as a deputy of

after the 1961 general elections. In the

29th government of Turkey The 29th government of Turkey (20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965) was a caretaker government in Turkey. The prime minister was Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, an Justice Party (AP) member. Four parties supported him: Justice Party (AP), New Turkey P ...

, he was appointed the

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

(20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965). In the 30th government of Turkey, he served as the

Minister of Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969). On 18 December 1970, he took part in establishing the Democratic Party along with a number of the Justice Party politicians. In the

42nd government of Turkey The 42nd government of Turkey (5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979) was a coalition government of Republican People's Party (CHP) and some independents. The elections On the last day of 1977, the 41st government of Turkey came to an end because ...

, Sükan became the deputy prime minister (5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979). On 18 December 1978, he was elected as the chairman of the Democratic Party. Following the 1980 coup d'état, he left politics. Sükan died on 3 January 2005 in

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. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery following a memorial ceremony in front of the parliament building and the religious funeral at

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. He was married with four children. Who's who page
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sukan, Faruk 20th-century Turkish physicians 1921 births 2005 deaths People from Karaman Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine alumni Deputies of Konya Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960) politicians Justice Party (Turkey) politicians Democratic Party (Turkey, 1970) politicians Members of the 29th government of Turkey Members of the 30th government of Turkey Members of the 42nd government of Turkey Ministers of health of Turkey Ministers of the interior of Turkey Deputy prime ministers of Turkey Burials at Cebeci Asri Cemetery Leaders of political parties in Turkey