 He became Governor of Malatya in 1925 before he entered politics from the Republican People's Party) (CHP) and was elected into the Grand National Assembly as deputy of Konya in the 1927 general election.On November 4, 1929, he resigned from his parliamentary seat to take office as Governor of Ankara.Serving also as the acting city mayor, he was uninterrupted 17 years long in this position .