Cezmi Kartay
| Cezmi Kartay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 İzmit, Turkey |
| Died | August 10, 2008 İzmit |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Political science |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University |
| Occupation | Politician, civil servant |
| Political party |
SODEP SHP |
Cezmi Kartay (1920 in İzmit-August 10, 2008 in İzmit) was a Turkish civil servant and politician.
After Haydarpaşa Highschool, he graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University. He served as a district governor (Kaymakam) in the districts of Kemaliye, Akyazı, Çermik and Baskil. After 1960, he was appointed as the province governor (Vali) of Malatya, Tekirdağ and Gaziantep Provinces. While serving in Malatya, he was also the acting mayor of the city for four years.
After the coup of 1980, the activities of Republican People’s Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Patisi (CHP), which is usually credited as the founder of Turkish republic in 1923, were suspended by the military rule so called National Security Council (MGK). But the party was not closed, and Cezmi Kartay was appointed as the trustee of the party. On 16 October 1981 however, the party, like other parties, was closed by the MGK.
After a year and half, the MGK decided to allow the formation of new parties with severe restrictions. According to instructions, the new parties were not allowed to use the names of the former parties, and senior politicians were not allowed to be the charter member of the new parties. Furthermore, the MGK had the power of rejecting the founders. This gave the MGK a privilege to limit the number of parties that would attend the coming parliamentary elections.
One of the new parties was SODEP, which was founded by the followers of ex-CHP. The chairman of the party was Erdal İnönü, an eminent physics professor and also the son of İsmet İnönü, the second president of Turkey. Cezmi Kartay was also a charter member of the party. But when İnönü’s name was rejected by the MGK on 23 June 1983, Cezmi Kartay, whose name was not rejected, was elected as the chairman of the party. Cezmi Kartay’s term was short. On 17 December 1983, following the 1983 general elections, he resigned and Erdal İnönü was reelected as the chairman. Cezmi Kartay continued as a vice chairman.
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