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Mehmet Seyfi Oktay

Lawyer and politician born in Ballıkaya in 1934. He served as a member of parliament for Ankara and was Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1994.

Translated from the Turkish original.

Who
Lawyer, member of parliament for Ankara, Minister of Justice (1991–1994)
Period
1934 –
Other names
Seyfi Oktay
Basis
Documented

This page was compiled from sources by mezirme.com.

According to Wikipedia, Mehmet Seyfi Oktay was born in 1934 in the village of Ballıkaya in Hekimhan and graduated from the Faculty of Law of Ankara University (Wikipedia).

Public offices

The following offices and dates are taken from Wikipedia (Wikipedia):

  • Member of the Ankara Municipal Council for three terms, beginning with the 1963 local elections
  • Elected member of parliament for Ankara in 1983; deputy chair of the SHP parliamentary group from 1985 to 1987
  • Re-elected member of parliament for Ankara in 1991; member of parliament until 1999
  • 20 November 1991 – 27 July 1994: Minister of Justice
  • 14 September 1994 – 18 February 1995: Chair of the SHP group in the Grand National Assembly (TBMM)

Connection to the village

Wikipedia gives his place of birth as Ballıkaya (Wikipedia). Local sources also name him as being from Ballıkaya (Özerol, blog; Yenilenen Köy Ballıkaya; Durum Gazetesi, 18 Apr 2024).

The 2004 article by Alemdar Yalçın and Hacı Yılmaz on the Şah İbrahim ocak (hereditary sacred lineage) states that the research began at Seyfi Oktay’s request. According to the article, information about certain documents belonging to the ocak had come from his father, İbşir Oktay. On 15 July 2004 Seyfi Oktay travelled to Mezirme with the researchers and helped bring the village elders to share the information they held (Yalçın – Yılmaz 2004, pp. 13–15).

What is missing

  • Exact date of birth
  • A source on his family in the village and his childhood

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Sources for this page

  1. Open dataVikipedi (erişim 2026). Mehmet Seyfi Oktay. Turkish Wikipedia. tr.wikipedia.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.Wikipedia article; the dates of office rest on the TBMM Album (parliamentary album).
  2. Academic publicationAlemdar Yalçın, Hacı Yılmaz (2004). Şah İbrahim Ocağı Üzerine Yeni Bilgiler. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 30, Gazi University, pp. 11 ff.. isamveri.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  3. Local studyYenilenen Köy Ballıkaya (blog; yazılar Süleyman Özerol, Remzi Hayta ve başkalarının) (2011–2015). Ballıkaya'da Yetişenlerden…. WordPress. yenilenenkoyballikaya.wordpress.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.Includes 'Tekirdağ'ın Vekili, Ballıkaya'nın Kızı' (Remzi Hayta, 3 March 2012), a life story of Mehmet Seyfi Oktay (compiled by Süleyman Özerol, 12 March 2012) and '7 Haziran 2015 Seçimlerinde Ballıkaya Köyünden İki Aday' (30 March 2015). A local source.
  4. Local studySüleyman Özerol (2010–2026). Mezirme Köyü (Ballıkaya Mahallesi) İle İlgili Bilgiler, Haberler ve Diğer. Blogger. mezirmeballikayakoyu.blogspot.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.A local researcher's work. Information taken from it and not confirmed by another source is marked as "reported" on this site.
  5. NewsErhan Kızılyar (2024). Ballıkaya: Bir Köyden Çok Ötesi. Durum Gazetesi, 18 April 2024 (updated 3 August 2024). durumgazetesi.com.tr Accessed: 18 October 2026.Lists people from the village and quotes the village head (Merdan Çelik); the hamlet of Murat Emir's family is the village head's information. Part of the text is taken from Süleyman Özerol's blog.

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