The panel, held at our Faculty’s Prof. Dr. İsmail Çetişli Conference Hall, was attended by Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İbrahim Türkçüer, deans, academics, and students.

The event was moderated by our Faculty’s History Department, Chair of the Republic of Turkey History Division, and Director of the Atatürk Principles and History of Revolution Research and Application Center, Prof. Dr. Ercan Haytoğlu, who was also one of the panelists. The other panelists included Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nezahat Belen from our Faculty’s History Department and Assistant Lecturer Cengiz Akseki, Deputy Director of the Atatürk Principles and History of Revolution Research and Application Center.

In his opening remarks, Prof. Dr. Ercan Haytoğlu, the panel moderator, stated: “We wanted to crown the 102nd anniversary of our Republic with a panel. We chose Denizli Politics as the topic. We will evaluate three figures who had an impact on Denizli politics from the National Struggle to the Republic.”

During the panel, prominent figures in Denizli politics from the National Struggle to the Republic were discussed: Mazhar Müfit Kansu in the founding period of the Republic and the Turkish Revolution, Necip Buldanlıoğlu in the period when the Republic was established, and Dr. Baha Akşit covering processes spanning approximately 70 years of the Republic, each from their own perspectives.

The program began with Assistant Lecturer Cengiz Akseki presenting his talk titled “Denizli Mazhar Müfit Kansu and the Turkish Revolution.” In his presentation, Akseki briefly introduced Mazhar Müfit’s biography and shared details of his political career with the participants. He explained that Mazhar Müfit, originally from Denizli and serving as Hakkâri deputy in the 1st term of the first TBMM, continued as Denizli deputy until the 5th term, and then served as Çoruh (Artvin) deputy in the 6th and 7th terms after the proclamation of the Republic. Akseki concluded his talk by sharing insights from Kansu’s work titled “From Erzurum to His Death with Atatürk”, published in two volumes by the Turkish Historical Society, which included personal notes Kansu kept during his time with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Panelist Prof. Dr. Ercan Haytoğlu also shared the biography and career details of Necip Buldanlıoğlu, another deputy of the First Assembly. Originally from Buldan, Denizli, and a graduate of Rüştiye, Buldanlıoğlu held positions such as Finance and Correspondence Clerk, Court Clerk, Müstantik (Inquiry Judge), Deputy District Governor, President of the Red Crescent, businessman, and served as Denizli deputy in the 1st term of TBMM.

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nezahat Belen presented details about Mehmet Bahattin Baha Akşit, a physician from Yatağanlı, Denizli, who also served as Denizli deputy in the 9th, 10th, and 11th terms of TBMM, covering his career and political life.

At the end of the panel, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İbrahim Türkçüer presented certificates of appreciation to the panelists for their contributions.