Turan Güneş (politician)

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Turan Güneş
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1974–1974
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
1977–1977
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Personal details
Born1922
Kandıra
Died9 April 1982 (aged 59–60)
Çanakkale
Resting placeZincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
Political partyDemocrat Party
Liberty Party
Republican People's Party
Spouse(s)Nermin Güneş
Children2
Alma materIstanbul University
University of Paris

Turan Güneş (1922–1982) was a Turkish academic and politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs and deputy prime minister in the 1970s. He started his political career in the Democrat Party, but soon he joined the Republican People's Party.

Early life and education[]

Güneş was born in Kandıra, Kocaeli, in 1922.[1] He graduated from Galatasaray High School.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in law from Istanbul University and then, he obtained PhD in political science from the University of Paris.[2] In 1947 he joined the Democrat Party.[2]

Career[]

Following graduation he began to work at the law faculty of Istanbul University and became an associate professor in 1954.[2] The same year he ran for a seat from Kocaeli and won the elections becoming a member of the parliament for the Democrat Party.[3] However, he was expelled from the party along with others in 1955.[3] Then he contributed to the establishment of another political party, Liberty Party, which joined the Republican People's Party in 1958.[2] Güneş also joined the Republican People's Party in 1959.[2]

Following the military coup 1960 he was elected to the parliament and was one of the members of the commission which developed a new constitution.[1] From 1961 to 1972 Güneş taught at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University, and became a professor of administrative law in 1965.[2] He served as the deputy general secretary of the Republican People's Party in the period 1969–1972.[3] He won a seat from Kocaeli in the general elections in 1973.[1] He was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1974 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit.[1] Although his term was short, it witnessed a significant event, namely Turkey's military intervention to Cyprus.[4] Güneş was again elected to the parliament in the general elections of 1977 and was named deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Bülent Ecevit.[1]

Personal life and death[]

Güneş was married to Nermin Güneş who was a French language teacher.[5] She died in Ankara on 28 July 2021 at age 95.[6] They had two children: Ayşe and Hurşit Güneş who are both academics.[6]

Turan Güneş died in Çanakkale on 9 April 1982 while travelling from Istanbul to Izmir on a ship due to cardiac arrest.[1] He was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery in Istanbul.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bir Kandıra efsanesi Turan Güneş". Kocaeli Gazetesi (in Turkish). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Biography of Turan Güneş" (in Turkish). Dergi Park. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Yunus Emre (2014). "The role of academics in Turkey's politics: the Mülkiye Junta and the transformation of the Republican People's Party". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 14 (1): 112. doi:10.1080/14683857.2014.882079.
  4. ^ Alper Kalıber (2005). "Securing the Ground Through Securitized 'Foreign' Policy: The Cyprus Case". Security Dialogue. 36 (3): 326. doi:10.1177/0967010605057019.
  5. ^ "Eski Dışişleri Bakanı Turan Güneş'in eşi Nermin Güneş vefat etti!". Bölge Gündem (in Turkish). 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Nermin Güneş hayatını kaybetti". T24 (in Turkish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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