Saffet Arıkan

Saffet Arıkan
Minister of National Education
In office
16 June 1935 – 28 December 1938
Preceded by Zeynel Abiddin Özmen
Succeeded by Hasan Ali Yücel
Minister of National Defence
In office
5 April 1940 – 12 November 1941
Preceded by Naci Tınaz
Succeeded by Ali Rıza Artunkal
Personal details
Born 1888
Erzincan
Died 24 November 1946
İstanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Political party Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater Milatary academy
Occupation Politician

Saffet Arıkan (1888–1946) was a former Turkish politician.

He was born in Erzincan, Ottoman Empire. In 1910 he graduated from the Military Academy. After a brief service in Yemen he was appointed to an office work in İstanbul. In 1915 he fought in the Battle of Gully Ravine (Kerevizdere) during the Dardanelles Campaign. Later he also served in the Mesopotamia. After the Ottoman Empire was defeated in the World War I he joined the nationalists in the Turkish War of Independence. He served briefly as the military attache of the newly founded Turkey in Moscow.

Beginning by 8 August 1923 he was elected as a MP in the 2nd Parliament of Turkey. He was reelected in the following terms. In the 8th, 9th and the 10th government of Turkey he was the Minister of Education and in the 12th government of Turkey he was the Minister National Defence. Between 1942 and 1944 he was the Turkish ambassador to Germany.[1]

He is known as one of the pioneers of the Village Institutes.[2] Although the project began after his term in the Ministry of Education, another project called "village trainer" (köy eğitmeni) which was the predecessor of the village institutes began in 1936 during his term in the office.

Arıkan died on 27 November 1946 in İstanbul.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Saffet Arıkan Biyografi.info. #124; Biography page" (in Turkish). biyografi.info. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Köy Enstitüleri | Köy Enstitüsü | Village ınstitute page" (in Turkish). koyenstitusu.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  3. ↑ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1998 p.100
Political offices
Preceded by
Zeynel Abiddin Özmen		 Minister of National Education
16 June 1935 – 28 December 1938 		Succeeded by
Hasan Ali Yücel
Preceded by
Naci Tınaz		 Minister of National Defence
5 April 1940 – 12 November 1941 		Succeeded by
Ali Rıza Artunkal
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