Recep Peker Peker became the first prime minister of the multi-party period on 7 August 1946. He served in this position until 7 September 1947. In 1948, he retired from political life. Recep Peker died on 2 April 1950, and was laid to rest at the Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery in Istanbul. Recep Peker Mehmet Recep Peker (5 February 1889 – 1 April 1950) was a Turkish military officer and politician. He served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey. Born in Constantinople on 5 February 1889, his father was named Mustafa and was of Circassian descent, migrated
Turkish State Cemetery commanders are empty and only symbolic monument. Turkish State Cemetery Turkish State Cemetery () is a national and military cemetery in Ankara, Turkey, containing the graves of the presidents of Turkey and the high-ranked, close companions-in-arms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, in the Turkish War of Independence. The cemetery was established upon an act dated November 10, 1981. It is situated around the ""Karadeniz Havuzu"" (Black Sea Pool) on the grounds of the historical ""Atatürk Orman Çiftliği"" (Atatürk Forest Ranch) in Ankara. The architect Özgür Ecevit and the agronomist Ekrem Gürenli, who won the