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Ä°smail Erez
İsmail Erez (28 September 1919 – 24 October 1975) was a Turkish people, Turkish diplomat who held several high-ranking posts in the Turkish Foreign Service. Life and career İsmail Erez was born on 28 September 1919, in Bakırköy district of Istanbul. His parents were graduates of a law school, Hasan Tahsin Erez and Emine Şahande. His mother died when he was only two years old. He graduated from Galatasaray High School with honors and proceeded to the School of Political Science in 1939 and graduated with a degree in 1943. İsmail Erez then entered the Foreign Service and worked in several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey), Ministry of Foreign Affairs including representative positions in the United Nations, World Health Organization and UNESCO. After serving as the General Secretary at the Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C., Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., he was appointed the Ambassador of Turkey to Beirut, Lebanon on 19 December 1967 serving as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahri Korutürk
Fahri Sabit Korutürk (3 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the 6th president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the 3rd commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 1957 to 1960. He was also a member of the Senate of the Republic from 1968 to 1973 and again in 1980. Prior to his senatorship, he served as Turkey's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1964. He was born in Istanbul, at Soğukçeşme Sokağı, a small street between Topkapı Palace and Hagia Sophia. He attended the navy cadet school in 1916, was graduated in 1923 and from the Naval Academy in 1933. In 18 March 1934 after an encounter with President Atatürk he was given Korutürk as his Surname. Korutürk saw active service on cruisers and submarines and later traveled abroad as naval attaché in Rome, Berlin and Stockholm. In 1936, he participated in Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits as military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |