Turan Güneş

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Turan Güneş
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State
In office
21 June 1977 – 27 July 1977
PresidentFahri Korutürk
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1974–1974
Prime MinisterBülent Ecevit
Personal details
Born(1921-06-25)25 June 1921
Democrat Party
  • Liberty Party
  • Republican People's Party
    • SpouseNermin Güneş
    Children2
    Alma mater

    Turan Güneş (25 June 1921 – 9 April 1982) was a Turkish academic and politician who served as the

    Democrat Party (DP), but soon he joined the Republican People's Party
    (CHP).

    Early life and education

    Güneş was born in Kandıra, Kocaeli, on 25 June 1921.[1] He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1941.[2][3] He received a bachelor's degree in law from Istanbul University and also, obtained his PhD in political science from the University of Paris.[2][3] In 1947 he joined the Democrat Party.[2]

    Career

    Following his graduation Güneş began to work at the law faculty of Istanbul University and became an associate professor in 1954.

    Forum magazine.[6]

    Following the military coup on 27 May 1960 Güneş was appointed to the Constitutional Commission which was established by the Constituent Assembly in January 1961.[7] The Commission was headed by Turhan Feyzioğlu and Enver Ziya Karal and drafted a new constitution.[7] From 1961 to 1972 Güneş taught at the Ankara University's Faculty of Political Sciences, and became a professor of administrative law in 1965.[2]

    Güneş was again elected as a member of the CHP's council in October 1964[5] and was part of the left of center group.[8] He served as the deputy general secretary of the CHP between 1969 and 1972.[4] He won a seat from Kocaeli in the general election in 1973.[9] The same year he also ran for the secretary general of the CHP along with Orhan Eyüpoğlu and Deniz Baykal.[10] He and Baykal lost the election, and Eyüpoğlu became the secretary general of the party.[10]

    Güneş was appointed minister of foreign affairs in 1974 in the coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit.[9] Although his term was short, it witnessed a significant event, namely Turkey's military intervention in Cyprus.[11] Güneş was again elected to the parliament in the general election from Kocaeli in 1977.[9][12] He was named as the deputy prime minister and minister of state in the cabinet headed by Bülent Ecevit on 21 June 1977.[13] The cabinet could not get a vote of confidence at the Parliament on 3 July,[13] and Güneş's term as deputy prime minister and minister of state ended on 27 July.[12]

    Personal life and death

    Güneş was married to Nermin Güneş who was a French language teacher.[14] She died in Ankara on 28 July 2021 at age 95.[15] They had two children: Ayşe and Hurşit Güneş who are both academics.[15]

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

    References

    1. ^ "Türk Parlamento Tarihi TBMM - X . Dönem 1954 - 1957" (PDF) (in Turkish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2022.
    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. ^
      doi:10.1080/00263206.2022.2034148
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    4. ^
      S2CID 145740379
      .
    5. ^ a b Gökhan Göktürk (2012). 1946-1980 Yılları Arasında Siyaset Sosyolojisi Açısından Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (PhD thesis) (in Turkish). Istanbul University. pp. 297, 369.
    6. ^ Özlem Kırlı Baydur. "Forum Dergisi". Atatürk Encyclopedia (in Turkish).
    7. ^
      doi:10.1080/14683849.2017.1387055
      .
    8. ^ Yunus Emre (2007). The genesis of the left of center in Turkey: 1965-1967 (MA thesis). Boğaziçi University. p. 126.
    9. ^ a b c d e "Bir Kandıra efsanesi Turan Güneş". Kocaeli Gazetesi (in Turkish). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
    10. ^
      ProQuest 2665130753
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    11. S2CID 154840015
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    12. ^
      ISBN 978-975-05-2062-4
      .
    13. ^
      JSTOR 4325678
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    14. ^ "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.
    15. ^ a b "Nermin Güneş hayatını kaybetti". T24 (in Turkish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

    External links

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