Şemsettin Günaltay

Şemsettin Günaltay
8th Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
16 January 1949 – 22 May 1950
Presidentİsmet İnönü
Preceded byHasan Saka
Succeeded byAdnan Menderes
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
14 May 1950 – 2 May 1954
ConstituencyErzincan (1950)
In office
28 June 1923 – 14 May 1950
ConstituencySivas (1923, 1927, 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, 1946)
Personal details
Born17 July 1883
Died19 October 1961(1961-10-19) (aged 78)
PartyRepublican People's Party
Alma materVefa High School
University of Lausanne

Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃemseˈtin ɟynaɫˈtaj]; 17 July 1883 – 19 October 1961) was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950.