Şükrü Koçak Explained

Şükrü Koçak
Birth Date:1886
Birth Place:Elazığ, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:1961
Death Place:Ankara, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish

Şükrü Koçak (1886, Elazığ, Ottoman Empire  - 1961, Ankara, Turkey) was a Turkish career officer, government minister, politician, and ideologue of the Kemalist doctrine.

Biography

He graduated from the Military Academy. Between 1939 and 1947 he was the Chairman of the Turkish Aeronautical Association. Between 1 November to 7 December 1944, he took part in the delegation representing Turkey at the International Civil Aviation Conference held in Chicago.

He was made the Minister of Transport and worked with the Recep Peker and Hasan Saka governments. He was married and had two children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biyografya: Şükrü Koçak. www.biyografya.com.