Özet:

Mr. Mehmet Ata, who started his education life in Nevşehir Primary School, completed his secondary education in Karaman Junior High School. Then, he graduated from Istanbul Mercan High School and completed the higher part of the Civil School in July 1905. When he was appointed to Ürgüp District Governorship on September 1, 1908, he started his civil service. Mr. Mehmet Ata, who was the district governor in Karaağaç, Aziziye, and Karaman, was appointed to Sivas Province Letter Office in September 1913. He was then promoted to the Yozgat and Maraş Lieutenant Governorships. Mr. Mehmet Ata was elected as the deputy of Niğde in the elections held for the last term of the Ottoman Parliament while he was working as the Governor of Maraş. Mr. Mehmet Ata took an active role in the Ottoman Parliament from the 9th session on February 9, 1920, and during the short period of his deputyship, he gave speeches one report, one question, and some important issues. After the dissolution of the First Parliamentary Assembly, he followed the call of the Representation and joined the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) as a deputy from Niğde. He was elected twice as the Minister of Internal Affairs in the First Assembly. He was elected as the deputy of Niğde during the II. and III. period of GNAT and died in 1933. In this study, within the scope of new documents, the life and political activities of Mr. Mehmet Ata were examined by using the Ottoman Archive, the records of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the reports of First Parliament, the Retirement Fund Archive, and other research.

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