Ali Hüsrev Bozer (28 July 1925 – 30 September 2020) was a Turkish politician and academic of
commercial law
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.
Biography
Bozer was born in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
,
Turkey
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. At first a member of the
Nationalist Democracy Party
Nationalist Democracy Party ( tr, Milliyetçi Demokrasi Partisi, MDP) was a former political party in Turkey.
Background
About one year after the coup of 1980, all political parties were closed by the military regime, or the so-called National ...
(MDP), then of the
Motherland Party (ANAP), he served as Deputy Prime Minister in the
Turgut Özal
Halil Turgut Özal (; 13 October 192717 April 1993) was a Turkish politician, who served as the 8th President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Mothe ...
's and
Yıldırım Akbulut
Yıldırım Akbulut (; 2 September 1935 – 14 April 2021) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician, who was a leader of the Anavatan Partisi, Motherland Party (ANAP), the List of Prime Ministers of Turkey, Prime Minister of Turkey, and twice the ...
's cabinets and was
Minister of Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...
. He was one of the founders of Oyak-Renault, automotive company in Turkey (1969) and was chairman of the board of Oyak-Renault from 1991 to 1995. Additionally, he was the father of
Coca-Cola
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Eurasia Group President
Ahmet Bozer.
He died on 30 September 2020, after contracting
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The first case in Turkey was recorded on 11 March, when a local returned home ...
. He was laid to rest two days later, at
Karşıyaka Cemetery
The Karşıyaka Cemetery ( tr, Karşıyaka Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground located at İvedik neighborhood in Yenimahalle district of Ankara, Turkey. Administered by the Metropolitan Municipality, it is the biggest cemetery in Ankara. Ma ...
in Ankara.
References
External links
Prime Ministry website
1925 births
2020 deaths
20th-century prime ministers of Turkey
Nationalist Democracy Party politicians
Motherland Party (Turkey) politicians
Prime Ministers of Turkey
Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Government ministers of Turkey
Deputies of Ankara
Deputies of Mersin
Turkish judges
Ankara University alumni
Çankaya University faculty
Recipients of the Legion of Honour
Ministers of Customs and Trade of Turkey
Members of the 45th government of Turkey
Members of the 46th government of Turkey
Members of the 47th government of Turkey
Members of the 44th government of Turkey
Ministers of State of Turkey
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
Burials at Karşıyaka Cemetery, Ankara
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