Ahmet Tevfik İleri (1911 – 31 December 1961) was a Turkish civil engineer, civil servant, politician and government minister.

Biography

Of Hamsheni origin, was born in

Hemşin Hemşin (Armenian: Համշէն ''Hamshen'' or Համամաշէն ''Hamamashen'', literally "Hamam's Hamlet"; Laz and Georgian: ზუგა ''Zuga''), is a town in Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 57 km from the city of Riz ...

district of

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in 1911. He spent his school years in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

, and graduated from

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul (, commonly referred to as İTÜ), is an public university, public technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university ...

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

Erzurum Erzurum (; ) is a List of cities in Turkey, city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of an ...

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

Çanakkale Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

(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 Samsun (electoral district). Throughout the DP-government years, he was always in the party's top politicians. He served as the

Minister of Transportation A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

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

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

(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 (), also known as the 27 May Revolution ( or ''27 Mayıs Devrimi''), was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on 27 May 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military ...

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

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

on 31 December the same year. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery in Ankara.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ileri, Tevfik 1911 births 1961 deaths People from Hemşin Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish civil engineers Turkish civil servants Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960) 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 Burials at Cebeci Asri Cemetery Turkish people of Hemshin descent 20th-century Turkish engineers