Esat Sagay (1874 – 22 May 1938) was an
Ottoman-born
Turkish military officer, educator, politician and former government minister.
Life
He was born in
Karaferye, a town close to
Thessaloniki
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,
Greece
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, then a part of the
Ottoman Empire
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, 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
İstanbul
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as a teacher in the military academy.
Mustafa Kemal
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
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(later Atatürk), who would be the founder of
Turkish Republic
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, was among his students. During
World War I
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, 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. He died on 22 May 1938.
Political life
He joined the
Republican People's Party and in 1927, was elected into the parliament as a deputy of
Bursa Province
Bursa Province ( tr, ) is a province in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in northwestern Anatolia. It borders Balıkesir to the west, Kütahya to the south, Bilecik and Sakarya to the east, Kocaeli to the northeast and Yalova to the ...
. In the
6th and the
7th government, he served as the
Ministrer of National Education between 27 September 1930 and 19 September 1932. Being a former teacher of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, he was one of the most prestigious members of the cabinet. However, he was a conservative minister, and was severely criticized by
Reşit Galip, one of the revolutionists of the party. Finally, Esat Sagay resigned from his post in the ministry, and was replaced by Reşit Galip. His memoirs were later published .
Kitapyurdu page
/ref> In his memoirs, he claims that he was instrumental in Reşit Galip's appointment as his successor.
References
External links
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1874 births
1938 deaths
People from Veria
Ottoman Military Academy alumni
Ottoman military officers
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Educators from the Ottoman Empire
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Bursa
Ministers of National Education of Turkey
Macedonian Turks