Sırrı Atalay (1919-1985) was a Turkish civil servant and politician. Born in

Pasinler Pasinler or Basean (; ; ka, ბასიანი, tr; ; ; formerly Hasankale and Hesenqele 'the fortress of Hasan'), is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,134 km2, and its population is 27,055 (2022). It ...

, Erzurum vilayet (Now

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), in 1919, he graduated from

Ankara University, Law School The Ankara University, Law School ( formerly known ''Ankara Adliye Hukuk Mektebi'' or ''AUHF'') is the faculty of law at Ankara University in Turkey. History Ankara University, Law School was established as part of Turkey's legal reforms, spe ...

. He served as a judge and a lawyer in various cities. He joined

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(CHP) and was elected as MP from

Kars Province Kars Province (; Azerbaijani: Qars Rayonu; ; ) is a province of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country. It shares part of its closed border with Armenia. Its area is 10,193 km2, and its population is 274,829 (2022). The pr ...

in the

9th Parliament of Turkey The 9th Grand National Assembly of Turkey existed from 14 May 1950 to 14 May 1954. There were 510 MPs in the parliament. The majority party was Democrat Party (Turkey, historical), Democrat Party (DP) and the main opposition was Republican People' ...

. He kept his seat in the next four parliamentary terms. In 1961 he was elected as senator from Kars Province up to 1980. During the 28th government of Turkey he was appointed as the

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

between 16 December 1964 – 29 February 1965. Between 16 June 1977 – 6 November 1979 he was elected as the President of the Turkish Senate. On 1 June 1983 he was one of the former politicians who were temporarily taken under custody in a camp named

Zincirbozan Zincirbozan is a location in Çanakkale Province, Turkey, notable because of its fame as the compulsory residence of politicians in 1983. Zincirbozan is situated in Çardak belde of Lapseki ilçe (district) facing the Sea of Marmara. Formerly the ...

for their political activities during the military rule. He died in 1985. He was married and father of one.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Atalay, Sırrı 1919 births 1985 deaths People from Pasinler People from Erzurum vilayet Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of justice of Turkey Members of the 9th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 10th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 11th Parliament of Turkey Members of the Constituent Assembly of Turkey Deputies of Kars Presidents of the Senate of the Republic (Turkey)