Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
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Fatin Rüştü Zorlu | |
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Turkish Foreign Minister | |
In office 25 November 1957 – 27 May 1960 | |
Preceded by | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü |
Succeeded by | Selim Sarper |
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 17 May 1954 – 29 July 1955 | |
Preceded by | Samet Ağaoğlu |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü |
Personal details | |
Born | Execution by hanging | 20 April 1910
Spouse | Emel Aras |
Children | 1 |
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (20 April 1910 – 16 September 1961) was a
Early life and education
He was born on 20 April 1910 in Istanbul to a family originating from the village of Zor, Artvin in northeastern Turkey. After finishing high school at Galatasaray High School, Zorlu was educated in political science at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, France and in law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Political career
Returning to Turkey, Zorlu began his career as a diplomat in 1932 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1938 on, he served at various posts in embassies and consulates in
In 1954, Zorlu entered politics and was elected into the
Zorlu was appointed minister for foreign affairs in 1957 and held the post until 27 May 1960 when the Turkish Armed Forces staged a coup and ousted the government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. In 1959 he participated along with Adnan Menderes in the Bilderberg Meeting in Yeşilköy, Turkey. It is rumoured that the coup might have something to do with that meeting.
During his tenure as minister of foreign affairs Turkey applied for the membership of the European Economic Community in 1959.[3]
Arrest and execution
He was arrested along with other party members, charged with violating the
Zorlu was sentenced to death and executed by hanging on the island of İmralı on 16 September 1961 along with Adnan Menderes and Hasan Polatkan. He approached the gallows calmly, helped the hangman to lay the noose around his neck.[6]
Personal life
Zorlu married Emel Aras on 29 October 1933.[7] She was the daughter of Tevfik Rüştü Aras who was serving as the minister of foreign affairs at that time.[7] Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Emel Aras had a daughter, Sevin Zorlu (1936–2006), who was a journalist.[8]
Legacy
Many years after his death his grave was moved to a mausoleum in İstanbul on 17 September 1990 along with the graves of the two other cabinet members hanged.
See also
References
- JSTOR 41392386.
- JSTOR 4322801.
- S2CID 153390535.
- S2CID 235014695.
- ISBN 978-0-9747660-3-4.
- The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Kronolojik Tarih 1933". İşte Atatürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Fatin Rüştü Zorlu'nun Kızı Toprağa Verildi". Haberler (in Turkish). 2 November 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
External links
- Media related to Fatin Rüştü Zorlu at Wikimedia Commons
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (in Turkish)