Enis Akaygen (1881–1956) was a Turkish

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, politician and a self-taught

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Biography

He was born in

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in 1881. He was named as the ambassador of Turkey to the

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in 1925. He served as the ambassador of Turkey to Iran between 1934 and 1939. He was the Turkish ambassador to Greece from October 1939 to July 1945. Akaygen became a member of the Democrat Party in 1946 and was elected as a deputy from Istanbul. He was among those who were fired from the DP in March 1948 due to their opposition. The others included Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk, Ahmet Tahtakılıç, Emin Sazak, Ahmet Oğuz, and Hasan Dinçer. Akaygen died in Yakacık, İstanbul, in 1956.

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* 20th-century Turkish diplomats 1881 births 1956 deaths Politicians from Plovdiv Ambassadors of Turkey to Greece Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1960) politicians Ambassadors of Turkey to Iran Deputies of Istanbul Ambassadors of Turkey to the Soviet Union {{turkey-politician-stub