Recep Peker
Recep Peker | |
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| 6th Prime Minister of Turkey | |
| In office 7 August 1946 – 10 September 1947 | |
| President | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Şükrü Saraçoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Saka |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 17 August 1942 – 20 May 1943 | |
| Prime Minister | Şükrü Saracoğlu |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Fikri Tüzer |
| Succeeded by | Hilmi Uran |
| In office 21 May 1924 – 5 January 1925 | |
| Prime Minister | Fethi Okyar |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Ferit Tek |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Cemil Uybadın |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 7 April 1929 – 10 April 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Hüseyin Vasıf Çınar |
| Succeeded by | Cemal Hüsnü Taray |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 15 October 1928 – 27 September 1930 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Behiç Erkin |
| Succeeded by | Zekai Apaydın |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 4 March 1925 – 1 November 1927 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Fethi Okyar |
| Succeeded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 May 1924 – 22 November 1924 | |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Preceded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
| Succeeded by | Abdülhalik Renda |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 28 June 1923 – 1 April 1950 | |
| Constituency | Kütahya (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehmet Recep 5 February 1889 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1 April 1950 (aged 61) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Alma mater | Ottoman Military Academy Ottoman Military College |
| Occupation | Army officer, politician |
Mehmet Recep Peker (Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet ɾeˈdʒep peˈcæɾ]; 5 February 1889 – 1 April 1950) was a Turkish military officer and politician. A heavy-handed modernist, he served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey between 1946 and 1947.