Necdet Calp

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Necdet Calp
President of the People's Party
In office
20 May 1983 – 29 June 1985
Succeeded byAydın Güven Gürkan
Turkish Prime Ministry Undersecretary
In office
23 September 1980 – 11 April 1983
Preceded byTurgut Özal
Succeeded byErdoğan Yazıcı
Personal details
BornSeptember 7, 1922
People's Party (Turkey) (HP)
EducationPolitical science
Alma materFaculty of Political Science, Ankara University
OccupationPolitician, civil servant

Necdet Calp (September 7, 1922 – September 13, 1998) was a Turkish civil servant and politician.

Early life

He was born in

Bülent Ulusu
.

Leader of the opposition

On 21 May 1983 together with Avni Güler, Engin Aydın and Turhan Timuçin, he founded

SODEP was banned from entering the election,[1] the HP became the only party attractive for ex-CHP voters. Although he was not a well known name, he caused a nationwide excitement in a panel discussion on TV by his reaction to the proposal of privatization of İstanbul Bosphorus Bridge. In the election held on 6 November 1983, the HP received 30.5% of the votes and Necdet Calp, now PM from Ankara Province, became the opposition leader.[2]

The congress

In the

SODEP also competed, the HP received 8.8%, which meant a loss of nearly 75% of its votes in less than five months. After learning the results, Calp resigned, but he was soon reelected as the chairman. However, during the reelection period, the opposition group in the party gained strength.[3] On the general congress of the party held on 29 June 1985, he lost his chair to Aydın Güven Gürkan
.

Later years

After 1985, he did not participate in politics, and in the 1987 elections, he did not run for a seat in the parliament. On 13 September 1998, he died in Ankara as a result of a heart attack.

References

Preceded by
(newly founded)
Chairman of
People's Party (Turkey)

21 May 1983 – 29 June 1985
Succeeded by