Baha Akşit (March 6, 1914,
Yatağan,
Denizli
Denizli is a city in Aegean Region, Aegean Turkey, and seat of the province of Denizli Province, Denizli. The city forms the urban part of the districts Merkezefendi and Pamukkale, Denizli, Pamukkale, with a population of 691 783 in 2024.
Denizl ...
– September 27, 1995,
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
) was a Turkish physician and politician. He served as a member of the
Grand National Assembly and of the
Senate of the Republic.
Akşit was sentenced to death in 1961 after the overthrow of the government led by
Adnan Menderes
Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of ...
.
See also
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List of Turkish physicians
References
20th-century Turkish physicians
1914 births
1995 deaths
Deputies of Denizli
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