Esat Sagay
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Esat Sagay | |
|---|---|
 Esat Sagay in the 1930s | |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 27 September 1930 – 19 September 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Hüsnü Taray |
| Succeeded by | Reşit Galip |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | 22 May 1938 (aged 63–64) |
| Occupation | Military officer |
Esat Sagay (1874 – 22 May 1938) was an Ottoman-born Turkish military officer, educator, politician and former government minister.
Sagay was born in Veria in Greece, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1874. He graduated from the military academy in 1894. Following a service term in Syria, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, he returned to Constantinople as a teacher in the military academy. Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk), who would be the founder of Turkish Republic, was among his students. During World War I, he fought in the Gallipoli Campaign. In 1919, while in the rank of a colonel, he retired from the military service, and returned to civilian life.[1] He died on 22 May 1938.
