Şükrü Saracoğlu
Şükrü Saracoğlu | |
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Saracoğlu in 1931 | |
| 5th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 9 July 1942 – 7 August 1946 | |
| President | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Fikri Tüzer |
| Succeeded by | Recep Peker |
| 7th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 1 November 1948 – 22 May 1950 | |
| President | İsmet İnönü |
| Prime Minister | Hasan Saka Şemsettin Günaltay |
| Preceded by | Ali Fuat Cebesoy |
| Succeeded by | Refik Koraltan |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 1923 – 14 May 1950 | |
| Constituency | Izmir (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehmet Şükrü 17 June 1887 Ödemiş, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 27 December 1953 (aged 66) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Spouse | Saadet Saracoğlu |
| Relations | Rüşdü Saracoğlu (grandson) |
| Alma mater | |
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Mehmet Şükrü Saracoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈʃycɾy saɾaˈdʒoːɫu]; 17 June 1887 – 27 December 1953) was a Turkish politician, the fifth prime minister of Turkey and the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs during the early stages of World War II. He signed the German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship in 1941, which would prevent Turkish involvement in the war. He was also the chairman of the Turkish sports club Fenerbahçe S.K. for 16 years between 1934 and 1950, including holding that post concurrently with his time as Prime Minister from 1942 to 1946.