Samet Ağaoğlu
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Samet Ağaoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 6 December 1954 – 8 February 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Fethi Çelikbaş |
| Succeeded by | İbrahim Sıtkı Yırcalı |
| Minister of Labor | |
| In office 11 November 1952 – 8 April 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Nuri Özsarı |
| Succeeded by | Hayrettin Erkmen |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 5 June 1950 – 10 November 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Nihat Erim |
| Succeeded by | Fatin Rüştü Zorlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 22 May 1950 – 27 May 1960 | |
| Constituency | Manisa (1950, 1954, 1957) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 6 August 1982 (aged 72–73) |
| Party | Democrat Party |
| Relations | Süreyya Ağaoğlu (sister), Tezer Taşkıran (sister) Neriman Ağaoğlu (spouse) |
| Parent | Ahmet Ağaoğlu (father) |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
Samet Ağaoğlu (1909 – 6 August 1982) was a Turkish–Azerbaijani writer and politician. He was the son of the famous Azerbaijani and naturalized Turkish politician, publicist and journalist Ahmet Agaoğlu.[1]
He was born in 1909 in Baku. His father was Ahmet Ağaoğlu, his mother was Sitare Hanım. The family was originally from Shusha.
After the fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920, the Ağaoğlu family moved to Turkey.[2]
Samet graduated from Ankara University, Law School in 1931. After he went to Strasbourg for study PhD, but returned because his father's financial situation was not well.
Political career
He joined the Democratic Party when he began practicing law. He won the 1950, 1954 and 1957 elections and was elected a member of parliament from Manisa. He was a member of the IX, X, XI Parliament of Turkey. Furthermore, he served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1950 to 1952, Minister of Labor from 1952 to 1953, and Minister of Commerce from 1954 to 1958. He was arrested during a military coup on May 27, 1960 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was pardoned in 1964 while imprisoned in Yassiada. After that, he was not directly involved in politics.[3]
