Sıddık Sami Onar (November 11, 1897 – August 9, 1972) was a Turkish academic specialized in administrative law

Life

He was born in

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to Melekper and Abdullah Sami. After graduating from

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, he studied in the faculty of law in

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(then known as ''Darülfünun'') . In 1925 he was appointed as a civil court judge in Istanbul. He also served as a part-time instructor in various schools. In 1933, he was appointed as the professor of administrative law. Next year he became the

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and the dean of the faculty. In 1946 the elected rectors system in Turkish Universities was adopted and Onar was elected as the first elected rector of the Istanbul University. With some pauses he kept this post till 1963.

In April 28 demonstrations

In 1960, shortly before the

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Sıddık Sami Onar was the rector of Istanbul University. On April 28 the students protested Committee of Inquest, a new super-power committee established by the Democrat Party (DP) government. The police entered the university campus to arrest the students and Onar objected police operation, noting the autonomous status of the university. Although he spoke to

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, the

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the police continued the operations and during the demonstrations he was wounded on the head. He was also dragged along by the police.Essay by Prof. Ahmet Saltık
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After the coup

Following the 1960 coup Professor Onar was appointed as the head of the Science Commmitte by the military rule to prepare the new constitution.Metin Toker:''Demokrasimizin İsmet Paşalı Yılları 1960–1961'', Bilgi Yayınevi, İstanbul,1991, p.26, pp182-184 However, later the committee was abolished . On October 28, 1960, when the military rule forced 147 academics to retire, Onar resigned from his post in the university to protest the operation. But soon the military rule convinced him to return to his former position.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Onar, Siddik Sami 1897 births 1972 deaths Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Academic staff of Istanbul University Vefa High School alumni