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Inönü, Ismet |
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Inönü, Ismet (ĭsmĕt` ēnönü`), 1884–1973, Turkish statesman and soldier, president of Turkey (1938–50). He served in the Balkan Wars and World War I and became (1920) chief of staff to Mustafa Kemal, later known as Kemal Atatürk Atatürk, Kemal (kĕmäl` ätätürk`), 1881–1938, Turkish leader, founder of modern Turkey. ..... Click the link for more information. . He played an important part in the establishment of the Turkish republic and in Kemal's victory over the Greeks, and he represented Turkey at the Conference of Lausanne (see Lausanne, Treaty of Lausanne, Treaty of, 1922–23. The peace treaty (see Sèvres, Treaty of ) imposed by the Allies on the Ottoman Empire after World War I had virtually destroyed Turkey as a national state. ..... Click the link for more information. , 1922–23). As prime minister (1923–24, 1925–37) he ably seconded the reforms of Atatürk, whom he succeeded (1938) as president of the republic. Inönü instituted free general elections for the first time in 1950; his party was defeated, and he was succeeded by Celal Bayar. After a military coup (1960; see Turkey Turkey, Turk. Türkiye (tür'kēyĕ`), officially Republic of Turkey, republic (2005 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. ) and the promulgation of a new constitution, Inönü's Republican People's party won a parliamentary plurality in the elections of 1961. He again became premier, heading successive coalition cabinets until 1965, when his government fell. Inönü, Ismet(born Sept. 24, 1884, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire—died Dec. 25, 1973, Ankara, Tur.) Turkish army officer and statesman. On the surrender of the Ottoman Empire in World War I (1918), he was undersecretary of war. He became prime minister in 1923, and president and permanent chairman of the Republican People's Party in 1938 on Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's death. In 1950 he was replaced as president by Celâl Bayar and led the opposition, assuming the role of defender of democracy. Following a 1960 coup d'état, he formed three coalition governments, but in the 1965 and 1969 elections his party suffered overwhelming defeats. |
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