Cahit Karakaş

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Cahit Karakaş
Karakaş in 1978
Minister of Public Works
In office
26 March 1971 – 10 November 1971
Prime MinisterNihat Erim
Preceded byYaşar Gülez
Succeeded byMukadder Öztekin
Minister of Transportation
In office
10 November 1971 – 11 December 1971
Prime MinisterNihat Erim
Preceded bySelahattin Babüroğlu
Succeeded byRıfkı Danışman
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
17 November 1977 – 12 September 1980
PresidentFahri Korutürk
Preceded byKemal Güven
Succeeded bySadi Irmak (1981)
Personal details
Born1928 (1928)
Bartın, Turkey
Died (aged 97)
Ankara, Turkey
Political party
Alma mater

Cahit Karakaş (1928 – 7 September 2025) was a Turkish engineer and politician. He served as government minister and Speaker of the Parliament.

Background

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Karakaş was born in Bartın in 1928. In 1952, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University. After his doctorate at Technische Universität Berlin, he returned to Turkey to serve as a civil engineer.[1] Karakaş died on 7 September 2025, at the age of 97 in Ankara.[2]

Politician career

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Karakaş joined the Justice Party and in 1965 he was elected MP from Zonguldak Province. He was re-elected in 1969. In 1973, he supported the technocratic government of Nihat Erim and he became the Minister of Public Works in the 33rd government of Turkey serving between 26 March 1971 and 10 November 1971, and then the Minister of Transportation from 10 November to 11 December 1971.[3] He later joined the Republican People's Party (CHP) and re-elected as a CHP member in 1973.

After the 1977 general elections, in which CHP won the plurality, the parliament failed to elect its speaker for about six months.[4] Finally on 17 November that year, Cahit Karakaş was elected the Speaker of the Turkish parliament. He kept this post until the 1980 Turkish coup d'etat staged on 12 September.[5]

During the civilian regime following 1983, he joined the Populist Party (HP). After the foundation of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), he joined DSP. His membership in the parliament ended in the 1987 general elections, due to DSP's failure to pass %10 electoral threshold.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Who's who page" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Eski TBMM Başkanlarından Cahit Karakaş hayatını kaybetti". Cumhuriyet. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ Former governments page of TBMM
  4. ^ Türkiye'nin 75 Yılı, Tempo Yayıncılık, 1998, p.272
  5. ^ "Parliament page". Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. ^ "YÜKSEK SEÇİM KURULU KARARI" (PDF). T.C. YÜKSEK SEÇİM KURULU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ^ "29 KASIM 1987 MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMİ SONUÇLARI" (PDF). T.C. YÜKSEK SEÇİM KURULU. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Public Works
26 March 1971 – 10 November 1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Transportation
10 November 1971 – 11 December 1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey
17 November 1977 – 12 September 1980 		Succeeded by
Sadi Irmak
Consultative Assembly