Nedim Ökmen

Following his graduation from Istanbul University Ökmen was employed at the Ministry of Finance as an assistant financial inspector.^[1] After returning to Turkey in 1933 when he completed his studies in France he continued to work at the ministry and became a financial inspector in 1935.^[1] He began to serve as a chief inspector from 1945.^[2] His term ended in 1950 when he started his political career being a member of the Democrat Party.^[1] He was elected as a deputy from Maraş in the general election held on 14 May 1950.^[1] Ökmen was also elected to the Parliament in the general elections in 1954 and 1957 from Gaziantep.^[1]

Ökmen was appointed minister of agriculture to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes on 10 March 1951 and was in office until 9 December 1954.^[3] Ökmen held the same post in the next cabinet between 17 May 1954 and 1955.^[1][4]

Ökmen was appointed minister of finance to the Menderes's new cabinet on 9 December 1955.^[5] Ökmen resigned from the post in 1956 due to his disagreements with Menderes.^[2]

Ökmen was named as the minister of agriculture on 26 December 1957 and was in office until 27 May 1960 when the government was overthrown by a military coup.^[3]

Ökmen was arrested along with other Democrat Party politicians following the coup.^[1] He was tried by the Supreme Court of Justice in Yassıada and sentenced to twenty years in prison.^[1] Ökmen was found guilty due to the cases about the sale of an Afghan hound which had been given by the Afghan King to President Celal Bayar as a gift and about the illegal sale of a land owned by his wife.^[6] Due to health problems, he was released from prison on 22 September 1964.^[1]

Ökmen died in Istanbul on 2 February 1967.^[1][2]