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Fahrettin Kerim Gökay

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Ord. Prof. Dr.
Fahrettin Kerim Gökay
Minister of Health and Social Security
In office
November 27, 1963 – December 25, 1963
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byYusuf Azizoğlu
Succeeded byKemal Demir
Minister of Construction and Settlement
In office
July 1962 – November 27, 1963
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Ambassador of Turkey to Switzerland
In office
November 23, 1957 – July 2, 1960
PresidentCelal Bayar
Preceded byFaik Zihni Akdur
Succeeded byZeki Kuneralp
Governor and Mayor of Istanbul
In office
October 24, 1949 – November 26, 1957
Preceded byLütfi Kırdar
Succeeded byMümtaz Tarhan
Personal details
BornJanuary 9, 1900
Eskişehir, Ottoman Empire
DiedJuly 22, 1987(1987-07-22) (aged 87)
Istanbul, Turkey
CitizenshipTurkish
Political partyNew Turkey Party (1961) (YTP)
EducationMedicine
Alma materIstanbul University

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay (January 9, 1900 – July 22, 1987) was a Turkish politician, civil servant, professor ordinarius and physician. He served as government minister, and is well known for his long-term position as governor of Istanbul.

Early years

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He was born on January 9, 1900, in Eskişehir. His father was Hajji Kerim Efendi, a Crimean Tatar from Kerch and his mother Hajji Azize Hanım, an immigrant daughter from Dobruja. After finishing the primary school in his hometown, he studied in a high school in Istanbul.[1]

Gökay was educated at Istanbul University's Faculty of Medicine, from where he graduated as a physician in 1922. He then carried out studies between 1922 and 1924 at universities of Munich and Hamburg in Germany as well as at University of Vienna, Austria, specializing in neuropathy.[1]

In 1926, Gökay became associate professor, in 1933 professor and then in 1942 full professor.[1][2] He served also as president of the Turkish Red Crescent.[3]

Civil servant

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On October 24, 1949, he was appointed governor and mayor of Istanbul, succeeding Lütfi Kırdar (in office 1938–1949). Gökay served in this post until November 26, 1957.[1] He introduced price controls on staple foods in Istanbul to protect low-income residents.[2][3] The municipality of Istanbul founded Migros Türk in 1954 as a joint venture with Swiss Migros, initially operating (like its counterpart in Switzerland) via sales trucks.[4] Gökay opened up the area outside of the Walls of Istanbul for urbanization. He also initiated the foundation of around fifty schools in Istanbul.[3] During his term of office, he was nicknamed "Küçük Vali" (literally English: Little Governor) for his small height,[1] and was a favorite figure depicted in cartoons as such. He was blamed for his passive behavior during the Istanbul riots on September 6–7 in 1955, and was tried before the military tribunal on Yassıada after the 1960 coup d'état.[1]

On November 23, 1957, he was appointed Ambassador to Switzerland, where he served in Bern until July 2, 1960.[1][2][3]

Politician

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In the 1961 general election, Gökay entered politics, running for a seat in the parliament from the New Turkey Party and became deputy of Istanbul. In the cabinet of İsmet İnönü, Gökay served as Minister of Construction and Settlement from July 1962, and then as minister of health and social security between November 27 and December 25, 1963. He retired from politics in 1965.[1][2][3]

Gökay died on July 22, 1987, at the age of 87 in Istanbul.[1]

Legacy

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A main street in Kadıköy district of Istanbul is named after him.[5] There is an Anatolian High School at Sefaköy in Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul bearing his name.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fahrettin Kerim Gökay". Kent Haber Eskişehir (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fahrettin Kerim Gökay'ın tıp diploması, bir araştırmacıda çıktı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ord. Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Kerim Gökay" (in Turkish). İstanbul Valiliği. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  4. ^ Wirtschaft, Finanz und (26 May 2020). "Hot Corner: Diese Migros gibt Vollgas". Finanz und Wirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Caddesi Haritası Kadiköy Istanbul (Map) (in Turkish). Harita. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  6. ^ "Istanbul Küçükçekmece Fahreddin Kerim Gökay Anadolu Lisesi" (in Turkish). FKGAL. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor and Mayor of İstanbul
October 24, 1949–November 26, 1957 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Minister of Construction and Settlement
July 1962–November 27, 1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health and Social Security
November 27, 1963–December 25, 1963 		Succeeded by
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