About Muhlis Erkmen
Lived 1891 – 1985 (aged 93–94). Muhlis Erkmen was a Turkish politician and agronomist.
Muhlis Erkmen (1891 in Bursa – 27 June 1985 in Istanbul) was a Turkish farmer and politician.
Biography He graduated from the Halkalı High School of Agriculture in İstanbul and specialized in animal breeding and dairy farming in Berlin, Germany. He played a pioneering role in the establishment of the Ankara School of Agriculture and the Atatürk Forest Farm and Zoo. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk personally gave him the surname "Erkmen".
In summer1985, he died in his house in Istanbul.
Muhlis Erkmen was the minister of agriculture between 5 March 1931 and 11 June 1937 (7th and 8th government of Turkey) during İsmet İnönü's governments and between 25 January and 9 July 1942 (11th and 12th government of Turkey) during Refik Saydam's governments.
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Who was Muhlis Erkmen?
Turkish statesperson (1891–1985)
When was Muhlis Erkmen born?
Muhlis Erkmen was born in 1891 in Bursa.
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Muhlis Erkmen died on 27 June 1985 in Istanbul.
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Muhlis Erkmen was a politician and agronomist.
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Muhlis Erkmen was Turkish.
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