User:Tenebris078/Şerif Bey (Mehmet Şerif Avcıoğlu)

Mehmet Şerif Bey or after the surname act Merif Şerif Avcıoğlu (1845, Çakıllı, Vize, Kırklareli - 15 Eylül 1929), is a Turkish politician.

Şerif Bey, who has Georgian roots, is one of the first graduates of Mekteb-i Sultani. He worked in the Ministry of Education for 39 years in Prishtina, Sakız(Chios), Ankara and Kastamonu. After his retirement he worked as the 1. term Sinop deputy.

Being the oldest member of the parliament, he had elected to be the first head speaker of The Great National Assembly (GNA or in Turkish, BMM) and made the opening speech. Also, he is the one who used the name "The Great Natioal Assembly", which had discussed intensely at the time (Since the Republic of Turkey was not officially founded in the term that he was on duty, the name "The Great National Assembly of Turkey" cannot be used).