Cemil Sait Barlas

Cemil Sait Barlas (1905 – 10 October 1964) was a Turkish judge, politician and journalist. He served as government minister.

Life Cemil Sait was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire in 1905. His father Mehmet Sait was a judge. After graduating from Istanbul University, Faculty of Law in 1929, he went to Germany, where he obtained a doctoral degree from Heidelberg University. He kept his seat in the 18th government of Turkey until 7 June 1949 when he was appointed as the Minister of State. The CHP lost the majority in the parliament in the 1950 general election, and he lost his post on 22 May 1950.

In 1960, he sold his newspaper, and retired from journalism. He was appointed director general of the insurance company of national reassurance. He authored a book "Sosyalistlik Yolları ve Türkiye Gerçeği" ("The Ways of Socialism and the Reality in Turkey") in 1962.