Kamil Tolon

Kamil Tolon was a Turkish businessperson, industrialist, and inventor.
His life.
He was born in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Ottoman Empire on 29 February 1912. His family was known as "Saatçioğulları". He was his father Mr. Muhittin's and Mrs. Behiye's second child. He married Müeyyet Bulut in 1937. Then their children, Abatun and Barkın were born. In 1943, he got a divorce from Müeyyet Bulut and married Muzaffer Biliktü. One year later his son Dara was born and six years later his daughter Cana was born.
Education.
He finished elementary school in many provinces by the reason of his father's business. He graduated from Ankara High School for Boys in 1931. He had wanted to study engineering, but during those times in Turkey there was not an engineering school. He invented a music box. His Master's Voice had wanted to buy this invention. By the reason of its high price, the company had not bought it. After that, he had sold it to Efes family. In 1931 he started to study in Ankara Faculty of Law. Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes was his classmate.
Career.
When he graduated from university in 1935, he was appointed as PTT inspector. He resigned because of his experiences during his first inspection trip to Anatolia in 1937. After that, with Mayor of Bursa, Fahri Batıca, they had opened a shop. In this shop they produced Turkey's first washing machine. After that, his classmate Adnan Menderes suggested that Kamil Tolon produce electric motors. After that, he had produced Turkey's first electric motor. During that time, he had developed the copper wire machine. After that, he became a founder of Justice Party and BCCI.
Death.
He died in Switzerland on 23 July 1978.