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Süleyman Sûdî Bey, born in 1866, was the son of Abdülkadir Ağa. He completed his elementary and secondary education in Bayezit, and then, he took lectures in madrasah. Süleyman Sûdî Bey, who began his carrier as a clerk in the court of Karakilise, appointed to the first secretary of Court of First Instance of Tutak in 1887. Then, he was transferred to the secretary of Court of First Instance of Eleşkird in 1892. In 1904, he was dismissed from this duty, and appointed back to the first secretary in Tutak. As the result of elections held on January 9th, 1909, after the promulgation of the second constitutional era, he was elected as the deputy of Bayezit sanjak; and he continued this service in the second term as well. Few details are known about life of Süleyman Sûdî Bey, whose deputyship expired due to the annulment of the parliament on July 23rd, 1912. He was elected as Bayezit representative to the first Grand National Assembly during the National Struggle began after the Armistice of Mudros in 1918, and he joined to the assembly on May 15th, 1920. In his service in the assembly, he served in the Committee of Internal Affairs (Dahiliye Encümeni) and Committee on Petitions (Dilekçe Encümeni), and in the Board of Review for Examination of Government Employees (Memurin Muhakematı Tetkik Kurulu). He also worked for the commission set up for refugees from liberated areas. During this period, Süleyman Sûdî Bey tabled four motions for parliamentary question, and introduced three bills for law drafts. He also made twelve speeches in the parliament, including one speech in a secret session. Süleyman Sûdî Bey, who was elected as Bayezit representative to the second Grand National Assembly in 1923; introduced one law draft and tabled a motion and made nine speeches in the parliament. He deceased on January 7th, 1928 in Bayezit, and his family took "Acarbay" surname. Within his services in the assembly, his proposal for law draft in 1920, which was enacted, on administration of Bayezit as independent sanjak (müstakil sancak) is notable. Another proposal of Süleyman Sûdî Bey was opening of a high school by the name of Mustafa Kemal Pasha in the downtown of Karaköse district. Minister of Education İsmail Safa Bey attended the meeting on Süleyman Sûdî Bey's proposal in Committee of Education in the parliament. In this meeting, the proposal was refused due to the inadequacy of elementary education institutions in the area to raise sufficient number of students to the secondary education. Yet, in the same year, the decision to facilitate ten elementary boarding schools in Eastern Anatolia was taken; and his proposed project was transferred to the Ministry of Education. As one of the notable characters raised in Bayezit, Süleyman Sûdî Bey, along with his official duties, served as a deputy both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Grand National Assembly, for two terms in each. During his service, he participated in legislative activities on national matters, as well as local issues.

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