Orhan Alp

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Orhan Alp
Minister of Industry
In office
5 January 1978 – 12 November 1979
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Preceded byOğuzhan Asiltürk
Succeeded byKemal Bayar
Personal details
Born1919 (1919)
Isparta, Ottoman Empire
DiedJanuary 21, 2010(2010-01-21) (aged 90–91)
Ankara, Turkey
Political partyJustice Party (AP)
EducationMechanical engineering
Alma materTechnical University of Berlin
OccupationCivil servant, politician
ProfessionMechanical engineer

Orhan Alp (1919 – 21 January 2010) was a Turkish mechanical engineer, politician and former government minister.

Orhan Alp was born in Isparta, Ottoman Empire in 1919. He graduated from the Technical University of Berlin. Between 1942 and 1964 he served in the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). In 1964, he resigned from the TCDD, and briefly served in the Middle East Technical University as a lecturer.[1]

Political career

Alp joined the

Minister of Public Works in the 29th government of Turkey on 20 February 1965, and served until 27 October 1965.[2] In the 1965 general election, he was elected into the 13th Parliament of Turkey as a deputy from Ankara Province. Following a government reshuffle, he was reappointed as the Minister of Public Works in the 30th government of Turkey on 3 April 1967, and served until 3 November 1969.[3]

In the

Minister of Industry between 5 January 1978 and 12 November 1979.[4]

He died in Ankara on 21 January 2010.

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