Şükrü Koçak

Şükrü Koçak
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Personal details
Born	1886 Elazığ, Ottoman Empire
Died	1961 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]

References

1. "Biyografya: Şükrü Koçak". www.biyografya.com.