Fahri Batıca

Fahri Batıca
Mayor of Bursa
Preceded byEdip Rüştü Akyürek
Succeeded byFerit Akçor
Personal details
Born1906
Beypazarı
Died1973
Bursa
NationalityTurkish
Political partyRepublican People's Party
ProfessionTrader, industrialist, business person, politician

Fahri Batıca (1906, Beypazarı – 1973, Bursa) was a Turkish trader, industrialist and politician.

He dealt with the cocoon, silk, silk-fabric weaving and coal trade in Bursa. He was the Mayor of Bursa between 1946 and 1950.

Life and career

He was born in 1906 in Beypazarı. After completing his secondary education in Ankara, he attended Ziraat Bank courses. After working at Ziraat Bank Adapazarı branch for a while, he continued his business life as an accountant at Adapazarı Security Fund.[1][2] He established the Bursa branch of the fund.

In 1935 he quit accounting and started to work as a sericulture.[1] Batıca, who also took part in the management staff of the CHP, was elected as the Mayor of Bursa in 1946.[3][4] He served as mayor until 1950.[5][6]

He was the president of Acar İdman Yurdu. He founded Bursa Rotary Club.[1][6]

He died in Bursa in 1973.

References

  1. ^ a b c "BATICA, Fahri | bgc.org.tr". bgc.org.tr. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ayin Tarihi. California University. 1940. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Eski Başkanlar". www.bursa.bel.tr. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Bursa Yerelinde Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi" (PDF). Doktora Tezi / Uludağ Üniversitesi. Fevzi Çakmak. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ Büyük Bursa tarihi antolojisi (in Turkish). Hat matbaası. 1999. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "60 Yıl Önce Bursa Zenginleri". Raif Kaplanoğlu. Bursa.com /. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.