Şükrü Saracoğlu

Şükrü Saracoğlu
Saracoğlu in 1931
5th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
9 July 1942  7 August 1946
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Preceded byAhmet Fikri Tüzer
Succeeded byRecep Peker
7th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly
In office
1 November 1948  22 May 1950
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Prime MinisterHasan Saka
Şemsettin Günaltay
Preceded byAli Fuat Cebesoy
Succeeded byRefik Koraltan
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
28 June 1923  14 May 1950
ConstituencyIzmir (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946)
Personal details
Born
Mehmet Şükrü

17 June 1887
Ödemiş, Ottoman Empire
Died27 December 1953(1953-12-27) (aged 66)
Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP)
SpouseSaadet Saracoğlu
RelationsRüşdü 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.