Ahmet Tahtakılıç

[1] His father, İbrahim Bey, was a representative of the Kuva-yi Milliye forces in Alaşehir and Uşak during the Turkish War of Independence and served at the Parliament following the establishment of Turkey.

[2] Following his graduation Tahtakılıç joined the Ministry of Interior and worked in various capacities, including district governor.

[3] The others included Yusuf Kemal Tengirşenk, Enis Akaygen, Emin Sazak, Ahmet Oğuz, and Hasan Dinçer.

The cabinet was led by Cemal Gürsel who headed the military intervention, and Tahtakılıç held the post from 5 January 1961 to 3 March 1961.

[1] Tahtakılıç was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Turkey which lasted between 6 January 1961 and 24 October 1961 and was the representative of the Republican Villagers Nation Party.