Zekai Apaydın | |
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| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 29 December 1930 – 1 March 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
| Succeeded by | Kazım Özalp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1884 (1884) |
| Died | 29 April 1947(1947-04-29) (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
Zekai Apaydın (1884 – 29 April 1947[1]) was a formerTurkish civil servant, diplomat and politician.
He was born in 1884 inBosnia, then a nominal part of theOttoman Empire underAustrian rule. He graduated from the İzmir highschool and the faculty of Political Sciences. He served inUşak,Eskişehir,Mersin andKayseri as thesanjak governor . Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in theFirst World War, he resigned and joined the nationalists.[2]
He was elected toTurkish Parliament fromAydın Province and later fromDiyarbakır Province.In the2nd government of Turkey he served as theMinistry of Agriculture between 6 March 1924 and 20 November 1924.[3] In the6th government of Turkey he served as theMinistry of Public Works between 27 September 1930 and 29 December 1930. But after a reshuffle in the government, he was appointed as theMinistry of National Defense on 29 December 1930.[4] He kept the same seat in the next government up to 1 March 1935.[5]
After his term in the second government he was appointed as the ambassador toLondon in 1924 and toMoscow in 1925.
He died in Istanbul on 29 April 1947.[2]
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| Preceded by (New establishment) | Ministry of Agriculture 6 Mar 1924 – 20 Aug 1924 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ministry of Public Works 27 Sep 1930 – 29 Dec 1930 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ministry of National Defense 29 Dec 1930 – 1 Mar 1935 | Succeeded by |
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