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Bülend Ulusu
Prime Minister of Turkey
In office
21 September 1980 – 13 December 1983
DeputyZeyyat Baykara
Turgut Özal
Preceded byTurhan Feyzioğlu
Succeeded byTurgut Özal
Personal details
Born1923
Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire
Died23 December 2015

Saim Bülend Ulusu (1923 – 23 December 2015) was a Turkish admiral who was Prime Minister of Turkey from the time of the 1980 military coup to the time that elections were allowed in 1983.[1]

Biography

Ulusu graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy on 15 October 1940 with the rank of a Sub-Lieutenant.

He attained the highest possible rank as admiral in 1974, and retired from the military in 1980 as the Commander of the Navy, he was appointed in 1977.

Ulusu died on December 23, 2015, aged 92.[2]

Political career

After 1980 coup d'état, Ulusu was named as Prime Minister of Turkey by military authorities. His cabinet remained in office until the 1983 elections.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "12 Eylül darbesinin başbakanı Bülend Ulusu hayatını kaybetti". NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces
9 August 1977–10 August 1980
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Turkey
21 September 1980–13 December 1983
Succeeded by