İlter Türkmen
İlter Türkmen | |
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Türkmen in 1980 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 21 September 1980 – 24 October 1983 | |
Preceded by | Hayrettin Erkmen |
Succeeded by | Vahit Melih Halefoğlu |
Personal details | |
Born | (1927-11-08)8 November 1927 Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 6 July 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 94) Istanbul, Turkey[citation needed] |
Spouse | Füsun Türkmen |
Children | 2 |
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İlter Türkmen (8 November 1927 – 6 July 2022) was a Turkish diplomat and politician.
Life and career
Türkmen was the son of Behçet Türkmen (1899–1968), who between 1953 and 1957 was the director of the Turkish National Security Service (MAH). Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva in 1983, 1985, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations in New York, in 1988, he served as Ambassador to Paris and retired in 1991. Following his retirement from the United Nations Secretary-General's special representative, between 1991 and 1996 with the title of Assistant to the Palestinian Refugee Relief Organization has worked as General Commissioner for international duty. [citation needed]
Türkmen was Turkey's permanent representative to the UN in New York (1975–1978 and 1985–1988) and was representative to the UN in Geneva (1983–1985). He also served as Turkey's ambassador to France, Greece and the USSR. Türkmen served from 1979 to 1980 as the UN Secretary-General's special representative in Thailand, dealing with humanitarian issues. From 1980 to 1983 Türkmen was the Foreign Minister of Turkey. Türkmen had been UNRWA Commissioner-General from 1991 to 1996.[1]
Türkmen died in Istanbul[citation needed] on 6 July 2022, at the age of 94.[2]
See also
Sources
- Who is Who database – Biography of İlter Türkmen (in Turkish)
References
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Hayrettin Erkmen | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey 21 September 1980 – 24 October 1983 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by Giorgio Giacomelli () | Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 1 March 1991 – 29 February 1996 | Succeeded by Peter Hansen () |
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