Faruk Sükan

{{Short description|Turkish physician and politician (1921–2005)}}

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| birth_name = Mehmet Faruk Sükan

| birth_date = 1921

| birth_place = Karaman, Turkey

| resting_place = Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|01|03|1921}}

| death_place = Ankara, Turkey

| nationality = Turkish

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| spouse =

| children = 4

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| alma_mater = Istanbul University

| occupation = Physician

| party = Democrat Party
Justice Party
Democratic Party

| office1 = Deputy Prime Minister

| primeminister1 = Bülent Ecevit

| term_start1 = 5 January 1978

| term_end1 = 20 September 1979

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| 1namedata1 = {{ubl|Orhan Eyüpoğlu|Hikmet Çetin|Turhan Feyzioğlu}}

| predecessor1 = {{ubl|Necmettin Erbakan|Alparslan Türkeş}}

| successor1 = {{ubl|Turgut Özal|Zeyyat Baykara}}

| office2 =Minister of Interior

| primeminister2 = Süleyman Demirel

| term_start2 = 27 October 1965

| term_end2 = 1 August 1969

| predecessor2 = Izzet Gener

| successor2 = Salih Ragip Üner

| office3 = Minister of Health

| primeminister3 = Suat Hayri Ürgüplü

| term_start3 = 20 February 1965

| term_end3 = 27 October 1965

| predecessor3 = Kemal Demir

| successor3 = Edip Somunoğlu

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

Biography

Sükan was born in Karaman. In 1946, he graduated from the School of Medicine at Istanbul University. 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. 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 parliament as a deputy of Konya Province after the 1961 general elections. In the 29th government of Turkey, he was appointed the Minister of Health (20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965). In the 30th government of Turkey, he served as the Minister of Interior (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, 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 Ankara. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery following a memorial ceremony in front of the parliament building and the religious funeral at Kocatepe Mosque. He was married with four children.

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{{Succession box

| before = Kemal Demir

| title = Minister of Health

| years = 20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965

| after = Edip Somunoğlu

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{{Succession box

| before = Izzet Gener

| title = Minister of Interior

| years = 27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969

| after = Salih Ragip Üner