Faruk Sükan

Preceded bySucceeded byMinister of InteriorIn office
27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969Prime MinisterSüleyman DemirelPreceded byIzzet GenerSucceeded bySalih Ragip ÜnerMinister of HealthIn office
20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965Prime MinisterSuat Hayri ÜrgüplüPreceded byKemal DemirSucceeded byEdip Somunoğlu Personal detailsBorn
1921
Karaman, TurkeyDiedJanuary 3, 2005(2005-01-03) (aged 83–84)
Ankara, TurkeyResting placeCebeci Asri Cemetery, AnkaraPolitical partyDemocrat Party
Justice Party
Democratic PartyChildren4Alma materIstanbul UniversityOccupationPhysician

Faruk Sükan (1921 – 3 January 2005) was a Turkish physician, politician and government minister.

Biography

Sükan was born in Karaman. In 1946, he graduated from the School of Medicine at Istanbul University. After practicing as a Doctor of Medicine, he got interested in politics, and joined Democrat Party (DP). In 1957, he was elected as the mayor of Ereğli in Konya Province. The government of the Democrat Party was overthrown during the 1960 coup d'état. After the DP was banned, Sükan joined the succeeding Justice Party (AP). He entered the parliament as a deputy of Konya Province after the 1961 general elections. In the 29th government of Turkey, he was appointed the Minister of Health (20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965). In the 30th government of Turkey, he served as the Minister of Interior (27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969). On 18 December 1970, he took part in establishing the Democratic Party along with a number of the Justice Party politicians. In the 42nd government of Turkey, Sükan became the deputy prime minister (5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979). On 18 December 1978, he was elected as the chairman of the Democratic Party. Following the 1980 coup d'état, he left politics.^[1]

Sükan died on 3 January 2005 in Ankara. He was buried at Cebeci Asri Cemetery following a memorial ceremony in front of the parliament building and the religious funeral at Kocatepe Mosque. He was married with four children.^{[1] [2][3]}

References

Political offices
Preceded by Kemal Demir	Minister of Health 20 February 1965 – 27 October 1965	Succeeded by Edip Somunoğlu
Preceded by Izzet Gener	Minister of Interior 27 October 1965 – 1 August 1969	Succeeded by Salih Ragip Üner
Preceded by Necmettin Erbakan Alparslan Türkeş	Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 5 January 1978 – 20 September 1979 With: Orhan Eyüpoğlu Hikmet Çetin Turhan Feyzioğlu	Succeeded by Turgut Özal Zeyyat Baykara