| Fahrettin Özdilek | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Turkey Interim | |
| In office 30 October 1961 – 20 November 1961 | |
| President | Cemal Gürsel |
| Preceded by | Cemal Gürsel |
| Succeeded by | İsmet İnönü |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 13 March 1989 Ankara, Turkey |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Branch/service | Turkish Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Turkish War of Independence |
Emin Fahrettin Özdilek was a military officer and politician. He served as acting prime minister of Turkey in 1961.
Military career
Özdilek entered cadet school in 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant the following year. Özdilek would later participate in the Turkish War of Independence, including in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). He was promoted to General in 1959.
He was Commander of the First Army of Turkey (August 1958 to June 1960).
Political career
Özdilek became defense minister, state minister and deputy prime minister in 1960 after the Turkish military organized the May 1960 Turkish coup d'état and overthrew the government of Adnan Menderes. The following year, he became acting prime minister during military control of Turkey after the previous prime minister, Cemal Gürsel, became president. He held the position until the government was once again under civilian control with İsmet İnönü as prime minister. Later, he served in the Senate of the Republic and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. In the first session of the 1983 parliament, he assumed the temporary leadership of the new parliament during the ceremonies and the election of the new parliament chairman.
References
- "Leaders of Turkey". Terra.es. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- "Emin Fahrettin Özdilek". Türkçe Bilgi. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
| Speakers of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey | |||||
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| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (1920–1960) |  | ||||
| House of Representatives Temsilciler Meclisi (1961) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly in period of Bicameralism Büyük Millet Meclisi Çift Meclisli Dönemde (1961–1980) |
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| Consultative Assembly Danışma Meclisi (1981–1983) | |||||
| Grand National Assembly Büyük Millet Meclisi (since 1983) | |||||
| Interim speakers of the parliament |
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- 1898 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century prime ministers of Turkey
- People from Bursa
- Populist Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputy prime ministers of Turkey
- Ministers of national defence of Turkey
- Ministers of the interior of Turkey
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Turkey)
- Deputies of Konya
- Turkish Army generals
- Commanders of the First Army of Turkey
- Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Members of the 24th government of Turkey
- Members of the 25th government of Turkey