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Şükrü Elekdağ
Member of Parliament
for İstanbul
In office
3 November 2002 – 12 June 2011
Constituency3rd electoral district
Ambassador of Turkey to Japan
In office
1970–1974
PresidentFahri S. Korutürk
Preceded byTurgud Aytuğ
Succeeded byCelal Eyicioğlu
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affair
In office
1974–1979
PresidentFahri S. Korutürk
Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
In office
1979–1989
PresidentFahri S. Korutürk
Kenan Evren
Preceded byMelih Esenbel
Succeeded byNüzhet Kandemir
Personal details
Born
Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ

(1924-09-29) September 29, 1924 (age 100)
Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Alma materIstanbul Higher Education School of Economics and Commerce
University of Paris
ProfessionDiplomat, academician, politician
Websitehttp://sukruelekdag.wordpress.com/

Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ (pronounced [ʃyˈcɾy elekdaɰ]; born 29 September 1924[1]) is a Turkish diplomat, academician and politician.

He served as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador of Turkey to Japan (1970–1974)[2] and to the United States (1979–1989).[3] He was also the Member of Parliament (2002–2011) from the Republican People's Party.[1]

He was one of the prepotent foreign policy makers of Turkey in 1990s. In 1994, he wrote the 2½ War Strategy about Turkey's neighborhood relations and national security policy.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mustafa Şükrü Elekdağ". Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Mission Chief History". Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Washington, the United States of America. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ Elekdağ, Şükrü. "2½ War Strategy" (PDF). Center for Strategic Research. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Turkey to Japan
1970–1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Turkey to the United States
1979–1989
Succeeded by