Cafer Sadık Kutlay (1912 – 26 July 1988) was a

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, business man, civil engineer,

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and former government minister.

Early life

Cafer Sadık was born in

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(district) of

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in 1912. He graduated from

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and served in the

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(DSİ) of Turkey. Between 1945 and 1951, he was the regional director of DSİ in

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. Then, he established his own company to work as a constructor and consultant.

Politics

He joined the

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(CHP). In the 1961 general election, he won a seat as a deputy from Mersin Province in the

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. On 15 December 1964, he was appointed Minister of Construction and Settlement in the

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. His term ended when the government was overturned by a

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on 20 February 1965. He kept his seat in the parliament in the

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until 1969 general election. Kutlay was married, and father of three. He died on 26 July 1988.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kutlay, Cafer Sadik 1912 births People from Anamur Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish civil engineers Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Deputies of Mersin Members of the 12th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 13th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th government of Turkey Government ministers of Turkey 1988 deaths