Şemsettin Günaltay
Şemsettin Günaltay | |
|---|---|
| 8th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950 | |
| President | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Hasan Saka |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Menderes |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 14 May 1950 – 2 May 1954 | |
| Constituency | Erzincan (1950) |
| In office 28 June 1923 – 14 May 1950 | |
| Constituency | Sivas (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1883 Kemaliye, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 19 October 1961 (aged 78) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Alma mater | Vefa High School University of Lausanne |
Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃemseˈtin ɟynaɫˈtaj]; 17 July 1883 – 19 October 1961) was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950.