Hikmet Bayur | |
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| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 27 October 1933 – 9 July 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Reşit Galip |
| Succeeded by | Zeynel Abidin Özmen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 Constantinople,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 6 March 1980(1980-03-06) (aged 88–89) Istanbul,Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) Democrat Party (DP) Nation Party |
| Alma mater | Galatasaray High School,Paris University |
| Occupation | Teacher, Politician |
Hikmet Bayur (also known asYusuf Hikmet Bayur, 1891 – 6 March 1980) was aTurkish politician. He was the grandson ofKâmil Pasha, one of theGrand Viziers of theOttoman Empire.
Bayur was born in 1891 inConstantinople. He graduated fromGalatasaray High School in 1908 and from the Faculty of Science ofParis University (Sorbonne) in 1912.[1] After some years in Paris he returned home to teacher[2] atGalatasaray High School in 1912, remaining there until 1920.[1]
During theTurkish War of Independence, he joined theTurkish National Movement and fought on theSalihli front. Postwar he was appointed as the director of political affairs. At the end of the war, he was appointed as an adviser to the Turkish delegation toConference of Lausanne.[2]
Turkey was proclaimed as theTurkish Republic on 29 October 1923. Bayur was appointed to various embassies and consulates – London (1923–1925), Belgrade (1925–1927) and Kabul (1928) – before becoming Secretary General of the Presidency.
In the general election of 1935, he was elected as theRepublican People's Party (CHP) deputy from theManisa Province.[2] Between 27 October 1933 and 9 July 1934, he was theMinister of National Education in the7th government of Turkey.[3] WhenAtatürk died on 10 November 1938,İsmet İnönü was elected as the new president. Bayur was the only deputy in parliament who opposed İnönü.[4]
When theDemocrat Party (DP) was founded in 1946, Bayur resigned from the Republican People's Party (CHP) and joined the DP. Following disappointment with the DP, he became one of the charter members of the Nation Party in 1948. Bayour became speaker of the party, before resigning from theNation Party in 1953 because it was againstKemalism.[5] In the 2 May 1954 and 27 October 1957 elections, he was elected as a DP deputy fromManisa Province. After the1960 Turkish coup d'etat, Bayur was arrested and then released in 1963. Following his release from prison, he began a career in journalism and started writing for the newspaperKudret.
He died in Istanbul on 6 March 1980.
