Abstract:

During the First-term Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi (TBMM), which is established 23 April 1920, the members of Parliament did vital services on the front against the occupation of spread enemies, besides struggling politics. Therefore, the first-term council is deserved the name “council which has established the government”. In Turkey, during the Second and Third term TBMM the revolutions has been realized. As a result of these, the importance of the First-, Second- and Third-term TBMM is significantly high. During the first term of TBMM, Ahmet Hilmi Bey (Kalaç), Sabit Bey (Gözügeçgel), Rifat Bey (Çalıka), Osman Zeki Bey (Uşşaklı), Mehmet Âlim Efendi (Çınar), Mehmet Atıf Bey (Tüzün) and Remzi Efendi (Akgöztürk) were attended as representatives of Kayseri. During the second term of TBMM, Ahmet Hilmi Bey (Kalaç), Sabit Bey (Gözügeçgel), Dr. Halit Mazhar Bey (Karakaya), Nuh Naci Bey (Yazgan), Ahmet Zeki Bey (Karakimseliler) attended to the council. To the third term council, Ahmet Hilmi Bey (Kalaç), Dr. Burhanettin Bey (Binzet), Hasan Ferit Bey (Perker), Reşit Bey (Özsoy) and Dr. Halit Mazhar Bey (Karakaya) from second term council participated. Although, İsmail Hakkı Bey (Altan) was elected as deputy of Kayseri during the Third-term TBMM, he could not attended due to his death. In this study, examined economic vision of Ahmet Hilmi Bey who attend to First , Second and Third term TBMM as the member of Parliament of Kayseri as take the road his political activities during these terms. From his activities about economy, it is understood that he considers all sections of people in the country. In this regard, Ahmet Hilmi Bey prioritized the folk and their needs in economy just like Atatürk. Therefore, he defended that a tax imposed on the public should be determined according to the financial level of the folk. In order to improve and develop the state’s economy he primarily worked to ensure the equivalence of the state budget. Therefore, he opposed spending the budget to unnecessary costs and made speeches about minimizing economic dependence on foreign and achieving economically selfsufficient status by benefitting from country’s waterfalls and mining facilities

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