Osman Kibar and era of majoralty

Osman Kibar was born in Thessaloniki, which is in the borders of the Greece, at 25th December 1909. His father's, who is engaged in trade, name was Muhsin; his mother's name was Nebile. His siblings' names were Nevin, Berin, Ali, Abdurrahim, and Kaya. Kibar, who is the son of a merchant, finished Istanbul Fevziye School first, and then he started to study at Robert College. But, after his father's work started to go bad he dropped off of the college and stated to engage in trade in Izmir. Kibar, who is trading in olive oil, soap and glycerin, got married to Ulya Koyuncu. He had two kids named Seli and Bige. Industrialist in the Izmir Chamber of Commerce wanted a private division. And Kibar was always at the center of this demand. When Izmir Industrial Association, which was established unofficially in 1927, was turned into Izmir Chamber of Industry officially Kibar was a member of the steering committee. Kibar became the head of Aegean Region Chamber of Industry at 1st December 1951 and for nearly 10 years he kept this position until the 27th may 1960 coup. Kibar also managed to make his name known in History of Turkish democracy. Kibar also took place at the establishment and party service of the DP in Izmir which was one of the most important cities on the transition to multi-party life. After the 1960 coup, Kibar kept working on his political career at AP. Kibar, who was also the major of the Izmir from 1963 to 1973, paved every street inch by inch so he took the nickname of "Asphalt Osman" and used it proudly. Because of his intimate relationship with the public, always being on the newspapers and his close relationship with Ankara Kibar made a really good name for himself. He really cared for Fair of Izmir so that Izmir could get a better recognition internationally. He really worked to bring Mediterranean Games to Izmir and he helped to create a Mediterranean festival in Izmir. He always has known for his cabal. He always said there would not be politics without cabal. After he left his job as a major he called himself "Lumberjack Osman" and never turned back to politics. At his last years, he wrote political writings at his corner "Kibarca" on the Tercüman newspaper. He knew French, English, and Romaic. While he was a major he won a war against larynx cancer, but at 3rd March 1986 he lost his life to prostate cancer at age of 77.