14 Facts About Recep Peker

Recep Peker served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey.

Recep Peker self-identified as a Fascist and was critical of Islam.

Recep Peker studied at the Military College following his graduation from the Kuleli Military High School, where he enrolled after completing his primary and secondary education at Koca Mustafa Pasha Primary School and Military Middle School.

Recep Peker took part at the battles of Yemen and Libya, Balkan Wars, Thrace and Caucasus campaigns of the World War I He graduated in 1919, as the first of his class, from the Staff College to which he entered in 1911.

Recep Peker joined on 4 February 1920, the Turkish War of Independence in Anatolia as a squadron leader.

Recep Peker was appointed secretary general of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 23 April 1920, the day the parliament was opened.

Recep Peker served in this position more than three years.

Recep Peker was the Minister of Finance between 6 March and 22 November 1924, and Minister of Interior and on commission the Minister of Barter and Minister of Development and Housing.

Recep Peker was elected the parliamentary group spokesman and secretary general of the Republican People's Party in 1928.

Recep Peker initiated the introduction of the "History of the Revolution" in the school curricula.

Recep Peker's classes were known as revolution lessons.

Recep Peker supported the idea that women should be liberated from the sack and that the Arabic alphabet should be replaced by a Latin based alphabet.

Recep Peker became the first prime minister of the multi-party period on 7 August 1946, however Peker was a strong advocate of statism and the authoritarian one-party state.

Recep Peker served in this position until 7 September 1947.