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.
Biography
Ulusu graduated from the
Turkish Naval Academy
The Turkish Naval Academy ( tr, Deniz Harp Okulu) is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the district of Tuzla in Istanbul. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physic ...
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. As a prime minister he advocated for a closer relationship between Turkey and
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
as well as the member states of the
Council of Europe.
Ulusu died on 23 December 2015, aged 92.
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
External links
* Biyografi.net
''Biography of Bülend Ulusu''
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1923 births
2015 deaths
20th-century prime ministers of Turkey
People from Üsküdar
Naval Academy (Turkey) alumni
Commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces
Prime Ministers of Turkey
Deputies of Istanbul
Members of the 44th government of Turkey