Şahap Kocatopçu

Kocatopçu started his career at Sümerbank in 1945.^[1] Then he joined the General Directorate of Cement Industry as a planning manager.^[1] On 11 May 1954 he was named as the director general of the state-owned Turkey Bottle and Glass Factories and held this post until 22 September 1980.^[4] Following the military coup in 1960 he was elected to the Constituent Assembly.^[3] Between 1960 and 1961 he served as the minister of industry and technology in the cabinet formed by Cemal Gürsel.^[3] He resigned from the post on 14 July 1961.^[1]

Kocatopçu became the first chairman of the Turkish Employer Unions Confederation in 1962 of which he was one of the founders.^[4][5] He held the post until 1967.^[4] In 1963 he became the chair of the council at Istanbul Chamber of Industry.^[1] He was appointed minister of industry in 1980 after the military coup and remained in office until 13 December 1981 when he resigned from office.^[3][2] He was the chairman of the Turkish Industry and Business Association between 1985 and 1986.^[1]

Kocatopçu was confounder of various foundations and served in their boards.^[2] He was a member of the Galatasaray S.K.^[2]

Kocatopçu was married and had two children.^[3] He died in Istanbul on 25 April 2012 at age 96.^[1][2] Kocatopçu was interred in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery in Istanbul.^[6]

Kocatopçu was the recipient of Ordre national du Mérite (1984).^[3]