Kemal Satır

{{short description|Turkish politician}}

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| birth_date = 21 April{{fact|date=March 2023}} 1911

| birth_place = Adana, Adana Vilayet, Ottoman Empire

| death_date = 23 May 1991

| death_place = Istanbul, Turkey

| nationality = Turkish

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| alma_mater = Istanbul University

| education = Medicine

| occupation = Politician

| party = Republican People's Party (CHP)
Republican Party
Republican Reliance Party

|office1 = Deputy Prime Minister

|alongside1 = Nizamettin Erkmen

|term_start1 = April 15, 1973

|term_end1 = January 25, 1974

|primeminister1 = Mehmet Naim Talu

|predecessor1 = Ali Mesut Erez

|successor1 = Necmettin Erbakan

|office2 = Deputy Prime Minister

|term_start2 = December 25, 1963

|term_end2 = February 20, 1965

|primeminister2 = İsmet İnönü

|predecessor2 = Turhan Feyzioğlu
Ekrem Alican
Hasan Dinçer

|successor2 = Süleyman Demirel

|office3 = 7th Minister of Transportation

|term_start3 = January 16, 1949

|term_end3 = May 22, 1950

|primeminister3 = Şemsettin Günaltay

|predecessor3 = Kasım Gülek

|successor3 = Ahmet Tevfik İleri

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Kemal Satır (21 April{{fact|date=March 2023}} 1911 – 23 May 1991) was a Turkish physician and politician.

Early years

He was born in Adana. After finishing the School of Medicine in Istanbul University, he began working as a radiology expert in 1937. He also became a member of Republican People's Party (CHP). Between 1943 and 1950, he was the MP from Adana Province, and between 1949-1950, he served as the Minister of Transportation in the 18th government of Turkey (Şemsettin Günaltay's cabinet).[http://www.basbakanlik.gov.tr/Forms/pCabinetRoot.aspx Official page of the prime minister] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602200959/http://www.basbakanlik.gov.tr/Forms/pCabinetRoot.aspx |date=2013-06-02 }}

After 1950

After the defeat of CHP in 1950 elections, in which he lost his seat in the parliament, he returned to medical practice. In 1957, he was elected as the MP from Elazığ Province, and continued as Elazığ MP up to 1969, when he changed his electoral province to Adana again. Between 1963 and 1965, he became the deputy prime minister in the cabinet of İsmet İnönü.

Strife in the party

Kemal Satır also served in the party administration. From 1962 to 1966, he became the secretary general of CHP. He was known as a moderate politician, and tried to keep the balance during the intra party struggle between Bülent Ecevit and Turhan Feyzioğlu. However, after Turhan Feyzioğlu and his group left the party, he became the main opponent of Bülent Ecevit. After Bülent Ecevit became the chairman of the party, Kemal Satır and a group of MPs left the party.

Republican Party

He formed a party named Republican Party. The party was founded on 4 September 1972.Türkiye'nin 75 yılı, Tempo, Hürgüç Gazetecilik,İstanbul, 1988 p231 He was elected as the chairman of the party. The new established party lived short. On 28 February 1973, it merged to Nationalist Reliance Party (aka Reliance Party) of Turhan Feyzioğlu. After merging, the party was renamed Republican Reliance Party. Kemal Satır became the vice president. During this period, he served as the deputy prime minister in Naim Talu's cabinet once more.

Last years

After the election defeat in 1973, he resigned from the politics. He took part in the board of directors of two banks.[http://hakkindabilgial.com/biyografiler/devlet-adamlari-kimdir/5407-kemal-satir-kimdir.html Online info {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061708/http://hakkindabilgial.com/biyografiler/devlet-adamlari-kimdir/5407-kemal-satir-kimdir.html |date=2016-03-04 }} He died in 1991.

See also

References

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{{Succession box|title=Minister of Transportation|before=Kasım Gülek|after=Tevfik İleri|years=10 January 1949 – 22 May 1950}}

{{Succession box|title=Deputy Prime Minister|before=Turhan Feyzioğlu
Hasan Dincer
Ekrem Alican|after=Süleyman Demirel |years=25 December 1963-20 February 1965}}

{{Succession box|title=Deputy Prime Minister
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Nizamettin Erkmen |before=
Ali Mesut Erez |after=Necmettin Erbakan |years=15 April 1973-25 January 1974}}

{{succession box|title= Secretary general of the
Republican People's Party|before=İsmail Rüştü Aksal|after=Bülent Ecevit |years=1962-1966}}

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