Özet:

Mazhar Müfit Kansu, an important figure in the Turkish political life, was a graduate of Imperial School of Political Science (Mekteb-i Mülkiye-i Şahane). He started his career as a teacher and after taking administrative roles in educational institutions, served as governor. During truce period, he resigned from governorship of Bitlis. Being elected as a member of Representative Committee at the Sivas Congress, Mazhar Müfit was part of the core leadership team of National Struggle along with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other important figures. He was deputy of Hakkari in the last Chamber of Deputies of Ottoman Empire and the first Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He also took critical roles to end foreign occupation of Anatolia and to found Republic of Turkey.Mazhar Müfit Kansu was an important character in political life of Denizli as well as a prestigious figure of National Struggle and Turkish political life. This article focuses on an important period of Kansu’s life, the years of 1923-1939 while Kansu was deputy of Denizli. These years also symbolize the institutionalization period of Republic of Turkey. Therefore, Kansu’s achievements and contribution to institutionalization process are aimed to be evaluated in this article

Anahtar Kelimeler: