TBMM BAŞKANI
Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
S.OSMAN AVCI
1921-2009
Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Eski Başkanlarımızdan SABİT OSMAN AVCI 1921 yılında Artvin’de doğdu. Babası Rüştü Bey, annesi Hayriye Hanım’dır. Liseyi Erzurum’da okudu. 1944 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesini bitirdi. Orman yüksek mühendisi oldu ve Artvin Orman İşletmesine Orman Bölge şefi olarak atandı.
3 Ekim 1945-31 Mart 1948 tarihleri arasında askerlik hizmetini yaptı ve teğmen olarak terhis oldu. Ankara’da yüksek orman mühendisi, Artvin İşletme Müdürlüğünde mühendis, işletme müdür muavini ve müdürü olarak çalışan AVCI, 1953 yılında araştırma yapmak için Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ne gitti.
Sabit Osman AVCI Mersin Orman Başmüdürü iken 15 Ekim 1961 tarihinde yapılan XII. Dönem Milletvekili Genel Seçimi’nde Artvin milletvekili olarak Meclise girdi. XIII ve XIV. dönemlerde de Artvin ilinden yeniden seçildi. 26 Kasım 1970 tarihinde Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Başkanlığına seçilerek 24 Ekim 1973 tarihine kadar bu görevde kalan AVCI, 8 Şubat 2009 tarihinde vefat etmiştir.
Sabit Osman AVCI, one of the former Presidents of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, was born to parents Rüştü Bey and Hayriye Hanım, in Artvin, in 1921. He graduated from the İstanbul University Faculty of Forestry with a Master of Science Degree in Forestry Engineering in 1944 and was appointed to the Artvin Forest Department as the Regional Forestry Chief.
He completed his compulsory military service between October 3, 1945, and March 31, 1948, and was discharged as a lieutenant. Having worked as a forestry engineer in Ankara, he took office in the Artvin Forest Department as an engineer, deputy operations manager, and manager of operations. AVCI went to the US in 1953 to conduct research.
Sabit Osman AVCI entered Parliament as a deputy of Artvin in the XIIth Term Parliamentary General Elections held on October 15, 1961, while he was the Mersin Chief Director of Forestry. In the XIIIth and XIVth term elections, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament from Artvin. On November 26, 1970, he was elected as the President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. He remained in this position until October 24, 1973. Sabit Osman AVCI passed away on February 8, 2009.
