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Murat Karayalçın

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Murat Karayalçın
31st Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 December 1994[1] – 27 March 1995[1]
Prime MinisterTansu Çiller
Preceded byMümtaz Soysal
Succeeded byErdal Inönü
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
19 September 1993[1] – 27 March 1995
Prime MinisterTansu Çiller
Preceded byErdal İnönü
Succeeded byHikmet Çetin
Personal details
Born1943
Samsun, Turkey
Nationality Turkey
Political partySocial Democratic Populist Party, Social Democratic People's Party
Alma materAnkara University
University of East Anglia
Professionpolitician

Murat Karayalçın (born 1943 in Samsun, Turkey) is a prominent Turkish politician. He is a former foreign minister (1994–1995), deputy prime minister, and a former mayor of Ankara (1989–1993). He is the founder (in 2002) of the new Social Democratic People's Party.

Karayalçın was educated at Ankara University and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a master's degree in Development Economics in 1977. He was elected leader of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) on 11 September 1993, succeeding Erdal İnönü and served as the deputy prime minister briefly in the 50th government of Turkey.[1] The party merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 1995.

He was nominated by the Republican People's Party (CHP) as candidate for mayor of Ankara in the 2009 local elections, in which he gained 31.50% of all votes.

In 2002 he founded the new Social Democratic People's Party.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Biyografi.info - Biography of Murat Karayalçın Template:Tr icon
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ankara
March 26, 1989–September 19, 1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
September 19, 1993–March 27, 1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
December 12, 1994–March 27, 1995 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Social Democratic People's Party (SHP)
September 12, 1993–February 18, 1995 		Succeeded by
merged with the Republican People's Party (CHP)
Preceded by
founded
 Leader of the new Social Democratic People Party (SHP)
May 24, 2002– November 4 2008 		Succeeded by


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