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Quick facts for kids Ferit Melen
Melen in 1963
14th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 22 May 1972 – 15 April 1973
President	Cevdet Sunay Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Nihat Erim
Succeeded by	Naim Talu
Minister of National Defense
In office 26 March 1971 – 22 May 1972
Prime Minister	Nihat Erim
Preceded by	Ahmet Topaloğlu
Succeeded by	Mehmet İzmen
In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977
Prime Minister	Süleyman Demirel
Preceded by	İlhami Sancar
Succeeded by	Hasan Esat Işık
Minister of Finance
In office 25 June 1962 – 20 February 1965
Prime Minister	İsmet İnönü
Preceded by	Şefik İnan
Succeeded by	İhsan Gürsan
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 6 November 1983 – 29 November 1987
In office 27 October 1957 – 27 May 1960
In office 14 May 1950 – 2 May 1954
Constituency	Van (1950, 1957, 1983)
Personal details
Born	2 November 1906 Van, Ottoman Empire
Died	3 September 1988 (1988-09-04) (aged 81)
Political party	Republican People's Party (1950–1967) Reliance Party (1967–1971) National Reliance Party (1973–1973) Republican Reliance Party (1973–1980) Nationalist Democracy Party (1983–1986)
Children	Olcay Melen Mithat Melen
Alma mater	Ankara University

Ferit Sadi Melen (born November 2, 1906 – died September 3, 1988) was an important Turkish politician. He worked for the government and later became the Prime Minister of Turkey.

Early Life and Education

Ferit Melen was born in Van, which was part of the Ottoman Empire at the time. He finished high school in Bursa. After that, he went to Ankara University and studied finance. He graduated in 1931.

Career in Government

After university, Ferit Melen started working for the government right away. He even went to Paris, France, for a year to learn more about how the Ministry of Finance works. When he came back to Turkey, he became an inspector in the Ministry of Finance. By 1943, he was promoted to a very important role as a general director in the ministry.

Entering Politics

Ferit Melen first became a politician in 1950. He was elected as a representative (called a deputy) for Van Province. He was part of the Republican People's Party (CHP). After his first term, he didn't run for parliament in 1954. Instead, he worked as a chartered accountant until he retired in 1959. But he returned to politics in 1957, when he was elected as a deputy for Van again.

Key Government Roles

Ferit Melen held several important positions in the Turkish government:

• Minister of Finance: He served as the Minister of Finance twice. The first time was from 1962 to 1965, under Prime Minister İsmet İnönü.
• Minister of National Defense: He was also the Minister of National Defense two times. The first time was from 1971 to 1972, in the government led by Nihat Erim. His second time was from 1975 to 1977, under Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.

Becoming Prime Minister

In 1972, after Prime Minister Nihat Erim resigned, Ferit Melen was chosen to be the new Prime Minister. He led a government that was supported by the military. He served as Prime Minister from May 22, 1972, until April 15, 1973.

Later Political Career

Ferit Melen was a member of the Senate, which is another part of the Turkish parliament, from 1964 to 1979. He was appointed as a senator again in 1980, but his term ended shortly after a military coup that year. In 1983, he was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (the main parliament) as a candidate for the Nationalist Democracy Party.

Legacy

Ferit Melen passed away on September 3, 1988. His son, Mithat Melen, also became a civil servant and tried to enter politics later. The airport in Van, his hometown, is named after him: Ferit Melen Airport.

Images for kids

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  Finance Minister Melen with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ekrem Alican and Turkish ambassador Turgut Menemencioğlu in White House, Washington, D.C.

See also

• Biyografi.info - Biography of Ferit Melen
• Terms of office