The life of Selim Rauf Sarper, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye and diplomat (1899-1968)

The subject of this doctoral thesis is biography of Selim Rauf Sarper who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Türkiye. With this study, unknown points about the life of Selim Sarper will be enlightened. Selim Rauf Sarper was born in 1899 in Istanbul. Before working as diplomat, he served for other various missions. Selim Rauf Sarper worked as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Türkiye before this job he served in the government as diplomat. After serving in the government for long years, he died in 1968. While telling the biography of Selim Sarper who was one of the important actors of Turkish political history, history of Republic of Türkiye will be crystallized. His ministry of foreign affairs period takes an important place with its specific sides. In the study, information's about the life of Selim Sarper and his family will be given; also, his political career will be analyzed step by step. With this analysis, Selim Sarper's place in the history of Republic of Türkiye will be better understood.