▁engineer ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁General ▁Director ate ▁of ▁High ways ▁in ▁Erz ur um , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Const ruction ▁Works ▁in ▁ Ç an ak k ale ▁( 1 9 3 7 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁S ams un ▁( 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 6 ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁ İ ler i ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Highway ▁Author ity ▁in ▁S ams un . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁( DP ), ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁MP ▁from ▁S ams un ▁( elect oral ▁district ). ▁During ▁the ▁D P - g overn ment ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁always ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁party ' s ▁top ▁polit icians . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 0 ), ▁Minister ▁of ▁National ▁Education ▁( 1 3 ▁April ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁as ▁placeholder ) ▁, ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁( 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁and ▁Minister