Mazhar Germen (1887,

Aydın Aydın ( ''EYE-din''; ; formerly named ''Güzelhisar; Greek: Τράλλεις)'' is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (ancient ...

– 6 November 1967) was a Turkish physician,

social democratic Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achi ...

politician and

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and Entitlement (fair division), entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st c ...

activist. He is most notable for supporting the proclamation of the Women's People Party in the 1920s.

Biography

He was born in Aydın in 1887. He graduated from medical school and was the chief doctor of Eskişehir Military Hospital. He was elected as a member of the parliament in Aydın for eight consecutive years. In the first eight years, he was a deputy; he was a physician and politician who had served as the Deputy Governor of the health and social affairs (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare) in the 3rd government (1st Ali Fethi Okyar Government). He died on 6 November 1967.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Germen, Mazhar 1887 births 1967 deaths People from Aydın Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Place of death missing 20th-century Turkish physicians Turkish women's rights activists