Murat Karayalçın
| Murat Karayalçın | |
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| 31st Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 December 1994[1] – 27 March 1995[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Mümtaz Soysal |
| Succeeded by | Erdal Inönü |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
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In office 19 September 1993[1] – 27 March 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Tansu Çiller |
| Preceded by | Erdal İnönü |
| Succeeded by | Hikmet Çetin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1943 Samsun, Turkey |
| Nationality |
 Turkey |
| Political party | Social Democratic Populist Party, Social Democratic People's Party |
| Alma mater |
Ankara University University of East Anglia |
| Profession | politician |
Murat Karayalçın (born 1943 in Samsun, Turkey) is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder (in 2002) of the new Social Democratic People's Party.
Karayalçın was educated at Ankara University and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a master's degree in Development Economics in 1977. He was elected leader of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) on 11 September 1993, succeeding Erdal İnönü and served as the deputy prime minister briefly in the 50th government of Turkey.[1] The party merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 1995.
He was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) as candidate for mayor of Ankara in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 31.50% of all votes.
In 2002 he founded the new Social Democratic People's Party.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Biyografi.info - Biography of Murat Karayalçın (Turkish)
External links
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Murat Karayalçın (Turkish)
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Murat Karayalçın (Turkish)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mehmet Altınsoy |
Mayor of Ankara March 26, 1989–September 19, 1993 |
Succeeded by Vedat Aydın |
| Preceded by Erdal İnönü |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey September 19, 1993–March 27, 1995 |
Succeeded by Hikmet Çetin |
| Preceded by Mümtaz Soysal |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey December 12, 1994–March 27, 1995 |
Succeeded by Erdal İnönü |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Erdal İnönü |
Leader of the Social Democratic People's Party (SHP) September 12, 1993–February 18, 1995 |
Succeeded by merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Preceded by founded |
Leader of the new Social Democratic People Party (SHP) May 24, 2002– November 4 2008 |
Succeeded by Hüseyin Ergün |
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