HÜSEYİN AVNİ GÖKTÜRK

Graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Law in 1927, Hüseyin Avni Göktürk earned his master’s degree from the Faculty of Law in Geneva , and PhD degree from the Faculty of Law in Berlin , returning to homeland in 1934. He  served as a lecturer  in Ankara University’s Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Law; he was awarded the title professor  in 1940. In 1946, he was appointed as Undersecretary of Ministry of Labour. He was a Member of Parliament between 1954-1957, ; during this period, he served as Minister of Justice, and as Acting Minister of Internal Affairs for 5 months. After his term as Member of Parliament  was ended, he was appointed as MAH Director. He was appointed as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Bank for Industrial Development  in 1959 and left the Organization. He served a second time in the parliament between 1966-1975 as Senator for Niğde.