Mehmet Faik Öztrak
Mehmet Faik Öztrak (1882, Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire – 1951, Ankara, Turkey) was a Turkish bureaucrat and politician.
Mehmet Faik Öztrak | |
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| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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| Born | 1882 Tekirdağ, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1951 Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
Biography
In 1906, he completed his graduation in Constantinople. In the same year, he was appointed to Edirne. Çorlu, Sofulu, Keşan, and Uzunköprü, as he worked in the district offices. Later, he became the governor of the villages of Nablus (Jordan), Denizli. During the Turkish War of Independence, he founded the Menderes defense line in Sarayköy. He joined the Turkish National Movement when he was the governor of Denizli, and helped the Kuvay-ı Milliye units in the region.
He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) on 23 April 1920 as deputy of Adana. He was elected a deputy of Tekirdağ in 1923 and in the years to come. Between 1939 and 1942, he was the deputy interior minister and deputy chairman of the Turkish parliament.[1]